Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2008

The Board has determined that there is no credible evidence linking the veteran's current psychiatric disorders, including PTSD, to service. The preponderance of the evidence does not support a finding of service connection.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development to corroborate the veteran's reported stressful events and determine if they meet the DSM-IV criteria for PTSD.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for schizophrenia, finding no evidence of a causal link between his current condition and any incident of service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims of service connection for sinus disability, low back disorder, and psychiatric disorder. The conditions were found not to be related to his military service.

The Board found no evidence of a chronic psychiatric disorder during service or for many years thereafter, and concluded that the veteran's current major depressive disorder is not causally related to active service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims of service connection for chronic right knee and low back disorders, as well as his claim for an acquired psychiatric disability. The evidence submitted since the April 1996 decision was found to be insufficient to reopen any of these claims.

The Board has granted service connection for a psychiatric disorder, diagnosed as bipolar disorder, and the effective date is set at the date of receipt of the claim.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been received to reopen the veteran's claim of service connection for a psychiatric disability, which was previously denied in March and June 1946, October 1948, and October 1949. The additional evidence includes deck log entries suggesting combat exposure during service.

The Board denied the veteran's application to reopen his claim of service connection for schizophrenia and also denied his TDIU claim, finding that there was no evidence showing a nexus between his schizophrenia and his military service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an increased disability rating for his cervical spine disorder and service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection of his acquired neuropsychiatric disorder, finding that there was no direct evidence linking it to active duty service and rejecting secondary service connection based on lack of medical certainty.

The evidence shows that the veteran's service-connected paranoid schizophrenia disability more closely approximates total occupational and social impairment for the time relevant to the appeal period, warranting a 100 percent evaluation.

The Board has denied the veteran's service connection claims for a neurological disability and an acquired psychiatric disability, finding no current diagnosis of these conditions.

The Board has granted service connection for a psychiatric disorder and determined that the veteran is entitled to compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 for impotence as a result of a VA cystoscopy performed in July 1986.

The Board found no evidence linking the appellant's current schizophrenia to his military service and denied the claim.

The case is being remanded to the RO/AMC for further development and reconstruction of the veteran's claims file. The VA will search for the missing file, reconstruct as much evidence as possible, and issue a Statement of the Case regarding the claim for service connection for gonorrhea.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the veteran's previously denied claim of service connection for a psychiatric condition, including schizophrenia. The Board also found that there is no evidence showing an in-service onset or diagnosis of schizophrenia.

The Board has determined that the veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, is related to his service and granted service connection.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development and readjudication due to new evidence received, as well as issues related to service connection and TDIU.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development to obtain service personnel records and verify specific unit activities during Operation Desert Storm. The veteran's claims for PTSD, an acquired psychiatric disorder, and a skin disorder will be reconsidered based on this new evidence.