Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2008

The veteran does not have a psychiatric condition, including PTSD, or a skin disorder, including skin cancer, that is related to his military service.

The Board found that the veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, pre-existed service and was not aggravated by service. The bilateral flat feet and ankle conditions are being remanded for further examination and opinion.

The veteran is seeking service connection for a psychiatric disorder, including PTSD. The VA has not obtained all relevant SSA records and must do so before making a decision on his claim.

The Board denied service connection for the veteran's psychiatric disorder, lumbar spine disability, and right shoulder disability. The Board found that these conditions were not incurred or aggravated by military service.

The Board denied reopening the claim of service connection for schizophrenia due to lack of new and material evidence.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have a current diagnosis of any psychiatric disability, diabetic retinopathy (blurred vision), chloracne and porphyria cutanea, or peripheral neuropathy of both upper extremities for purposes of establishing service connection.,Regarding erectile dysfunction, the evidence is insufficient to establish its etiology.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have a current disability for service connection of residuals of a left foot injury, bilateral hearing loss, or an innocently acquired psychiatric disorder (other than PTSD). The evidence does not support these claims.

The Board found that the veteran's current low back disabilities are not related to his active service, and thus denied his claim for service connection. The psychiatric disability issue is addressed in the REMAND portion of the decision.

The veteran's initial compensable rating claim for tympanic membrane perforation was denied. The veteran's bilateral pingueculae and hearing loss of the left ear were not granted compensable ratings.,Service connection for fibrocystic disease of breasts, bilateral eye condition (loss of tear layer with chronic keratitis), and left ear disorder (chronic otitis media and infection) were all denied. The veteran's psychiatric disability was also not granted service connection.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for bipolar disorder, hepatitis C, sinusitis, and a skin rash. The decision did not address loss of vision, left knee condition, mouth cancer, kidney stones, head trauma, or hearing loss.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claim of service connection for paranoid schizophrenia and determined that his current condition is a result of his pre-existing disorder, which was aggravated during his period of service.

The Board has denied the reopening of a previously denied claim for service connection for schizophrenia, finding that new and material evidence was not received.

The veteran is granted an effective date of October 11, 2000 for service connection of schizophrenia. The November 1982 rating decision denying service connection was not clearly and unmistakably erroneous.

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

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for schizophrenia and for an effective date prior to October 5, 2004 for a grant of service connection for PTSD. The claim for increased evaluation for PTSD was also denied.

The Board denied the appellant's claims of entitlement to service connection for headaches, a psychiatric disability, and a sleep disorder based on the evidence of record.

The Board has determined that the veteran's psychiatric disorder, diagnosed as schizoaffective disorder and schizophrenia, was incurred during his first period of military service.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, finding that there was no evidence of a major mental illness to warrant service connection.

The Board has determined that the veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, was not incurred in or aggravated by active duty and denied service connection.

The Board has determined that additional development is necessary to decide the veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disability, including paranoid schizophrenia, dementia, and depression.