Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2008

The Board has determined that the veteran's PTSD is incurred in service, and thus grants her claim for service connection.

The Board found that the veteran's service-connected conditions did not cause or contribute substantially to his death. The appellant was also denied DIC benefits under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1318 as she did not meet the criteria for receiving such benefits.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has not been received to reopen the veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder. The additional evidence submitted since the November 1997 rating decision is either cumulative or redundant of previous evidence, does not relate to an unestablished fact necessary to substantiate the claim, and does not raise a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claim.

The Board denied the veteran's claim of service connection for a psychiatric disorder in December 1998. The new evidence submitted since then does not relate her current psychiatric condition to active service, and thus the claim is not reopened.

The Board has ordered a remand to gather more information about the veteran's service connection claim for PTSD, including verifying stressors and obtaining medical opinions. The case will be reviewed again after these steps are completed.

The Board has determined that the veteran's acquired psychiatric disability, other than PTSD, and his disability of the neck were not incurred in service. The evidence does not support a finding of direct service connection for these conditions.

The Board has remanded the case to the RO for further development and readjudication due to insufficient records, including treatment from various medical establishments. The veteran is also asked to provide any evidence in his possession that pertains to the claim.

The Board has determined that there is no competent medical evidence linking the veteran's psychiatric disorder to his service, and thus denied the claim for service connection.

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

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, and for residuals of gonorrhea. The decision is based on a lack of new and material evidence to reopen the claim for residuals of gonorrhea.

The veteran's claim for an increased rating for post-operative residuals of a left shoulder dislocation was dismissed as the veteran withdrew his appeal. The case is remanded to determine if any current psychiatric disorder is etiologically related to service.

The Board found that the veteran's current psychiatric disorder did not begin during service and was not caused by a disease or injury incurred in service, thus denying his claim for service connection.

The veteran's Behcet's Syndrome is rated at 60 percent for skin manifestations, with additional ratings assigned for recurrent aphthous stomatitis (50%), tongue lesions (30%), and neuropathy of the lower extremities (20% each). The adjustment disorder is noncompensable.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claim for service connection for schizophrenia based on new and material evidence. However, it will remand this claim to the RO for further development before readjudicating.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a psychiatric disorder and hair loss, both of which were secondary to his service-connected circumcision residuals.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete medical records and the need to obtain Social Security Administration (SSA) records. The veteran's claims for service connection are pending.

The Board denied the reopening of the claim for a low back disorder and found no new and material evidence. The acquired psychiatric disorder was also not service connected as secondary to the low back disorder.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining employment records and a VA psychiatric examination.

The Board has found that the August 1944 rating decision was clearly and unmistakably erroneous in denying service connection for a psychiatric disorder. The case is now remanded to consider what rating should be assigned for an adult maladjustment disorder from August 1, 1944.

The Board denied the reopening of a claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability due to lack of new and material evidence, as no additional evidence was submitted that could establish a medical nexus between the veteran's current condition and his military service.