Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2006

The VA determined that the veteran's current psychiatric disability is not causally related to service and denied his claim.

The veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disability is being remanded due to the need to obtain VA medical treatment records from Decatur, Georgia.

The Board has determined that the appellant's discharge from his period of honorable service was under dishonorable conditions. The Board also found that paranoid schizophrenia did not develop during this period and is not related to service, thus denying both issues on appeal.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining VA and private treatment records, Social Security Administration disability records, and any other relevant evidence. The veteran is advised to submit all relevant evidence in his possession.

The Board denied service connection for a headache disorder, a psychiatric disorder (to include anxiety), and a stomach disorder (to include duodenal ulcer disease and a spastic duodenum) as the evidence did not support these claims.

The Board found no evidence linking the veteran's current low back, right knee, left knee, or psychiatric disabilities to his active service. The claims for these conditions were therefore denied.

The veteran's service connection claims for various disabilities are granted, with a 10 percent rating assigned for the upper gastrointestinal disability (GERD).

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the appellant's claim for service connection for psychiatric disability. The reopened claim will now be adjudicated on its merits.

The Board has reopened the claim of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and granted it, finding that new evidence supports a diagnosis of PTSD. The claim for service connection for PTSD is also granted.

The Board has determined that the veteran's service-connected schizophrenia did not cause or contribute to his fatal cardiovascular disease, and therefore denied the claim for service connection for the cause of death.

The Board found that the veteran's current psychiatric disorder is not related to his service, and thus denied his claim for service connection.

The Board has denied the veteran's claim for service connection for schizophrenia, finding no evidence of a psychosis within one year of discharge and no competent medical evidence linking his current condition to service.

The Board found that the veteran's claimed psychiatric conditions were not incurred in or aggravated by service, and denied her claim for service connection.

The Board has remanded the case for further development due to incomplete notification and assistance under the VCAA, as well as obtaining additional medical records.

The Board has granted service connection for PTSD and denied the remaining claims as to all other disabilities.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development and consideration of the veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, claimed as schizophrenia.

The Board denied the appellant's claims for service connection and an earlier effective date for non-service-connected pension benefits. The claims were not reopened, and no new evidence was found to support these claims.

The veteran is seeking service connection for a psychiatric disorder on the basis of aggravation during his period of active duty. The case has been remanded to develop additional evidence, including childhood psychiatric hospitalization records.

The veteran's claim is being remanded for additional development to determine if he meets the criteria for special monthly compensation on account of the need for regular aid and attendance or housebound status due to his service-connected disabilities.

The Board denied service connection for all twelve claimed conditions, finding that the appellant did not have a radiation-exposed veteran status and there was no objective evidence of actual exposure to ionizing radiation during her military service.