Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2008

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining medical records from his service and post-service periods.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for additional examinations and development of evidence, including verification of in-service stressors for PTSD. The claims for service connection for a psychiatric disorder (including PTSD) and numbness and neuropathy of the right arm are also being remanded.

The Board has determined that the veteran's schizophrenia is presumed to have been incurred during active service, and thus grants the claim for service connection.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for hearing loss, PTSD, a back disorder, headaches, chest pain, and muscle spasms. The appeals were not about service connection at all.

The Board found that the veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, was presumed to have existed prior to service and was not aggravated by service. The claim for service connection is granted.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been received to reopen the claim of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, including schizophrenia. The veteran's claim is granted.

The veteran is found incompetent to handle VA benefits due to his mental health condition, specifically schizophrenia.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including a search of unit records to verify an in-service stressor event and a VA psychiatric examination if a verified event is found.

The Board has determined that the veteran's psychiatric disability is not proximately due to or the result of his service-connected heart disease.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development due to the need to obtain clinical records from the Long Beach, California, Naval Shipyard.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an effective date earlier than April 2, 1996, for a 100 percent evaluation for schizophrenia.

The Board found that the veteran does not have a current low back, psychiatric, or cardiovascular disorder that is related to her active service. The evidence did not support granting service connection for any of these conditions.

The Board denied the appellant's claims of entitlement to service connection for psychiatric disability and an initial compensable rating for osteoarthritis of the right shoulder, finding that there were no compelling circumstances warranting prolonged unauthorized absence during his first period of active duty.

The Board is remanding the case to determine if the termination of benefits from December 27, 2001 to August 22, 2002 due to the veteran's status as a fugitive felon was proper. The appeal will be reviewed after additional evidence and arguments are considered.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a gynecological disorder, migraine headaches, and a psychiatric disorder due to lack of evidence linking these conditions to her military service.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection and a 100 percent rating for his schizophrenia, finding that no formal or informal claim to reopen service connection was received prior to December 17, 1997.

The veteran's claims for service connection were denied as his claimed conditions are not related to his military service, and the evidence does not support reopening of any previously denied claim.

The Board found no competent medical evidence linking the veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder to his military service, and thus denied the claim.

The Board found that the veteran does not have a chronic psychiatric disability other than PTSD, and his gastrointestinal symptoms are not related to service or undiagnosed illness. The claim is denied.

The Board found that the veteran does not have a current psychiatric disorder, including PTSD or dysthymia, related to his period of service and denied his claim for service connection.