Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2008

The Board has determined that additional development is necessary before the claims can be fully adjudicated. This includes obtaining clarification on the veteran's representative, scheduling a VA psychiatric examination to determine if his current acquired psychiatric disorder began in service or is related to an incident during military service, and reviewing any relevant private medical records.

The Board has determined that a VA examination is necessary to determine if the veteran's current psychiatric disorders are related to his service, specifically his time as an infantryman in Bosnia. The case will be returned for further action.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for hepatitis C, headaches, tinnitus, a skin rash (presumably due to herbicide exposure), and a psychiatric disorder (presumably PTSD). The claim for residuals of a right ankle injury was also denied as new and material evidence had not been received since the previous denial.

The Board has remanded the case for further development and readjudication due to issues regarding service connection for PTSD, which is claimed as secondary to exposure to Agent Orange.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for fibromyalgia and an acquired psychiatric disorder, as well as his claim for a higher rating for right knee disability. The decision also deferred resolution of the TDIU claim until the psychiatric condition issue is decided.

The Board denied service connection for a psychiatric disorder other than PTSD and a left ankle disorder, finding that the evidence did not support a nexus to service.

The Board has determined that the veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder is service-connected, as it was incurred during his active duty for training (ACDUTRA) in the Wisconsin Air National Guard.

The veteran's claim for a higher rating for his service-connected obsessive compulsive disorder with depression is remanded due to the need for additional medical examinations and records, including those from Mayview State Hospital and the Social Security Administration.

The Board denied service connection for a psychiatric disorder, cervical spine disorder, and left shoulder disorder. The veteran's claimed conditions are not related to his active duty service.,There is no credible evidence linking the veteran's current psychiatric condition or cervical spine disorder to his military service.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including a VA examination to determine if any current psychiatric disability is related to service. The veteran's claim seeks service connection for PTSD and other acquired psychiatric disorders.

The Board has granted service connection for a psychiatric disorder and denied claims for swollen glands in the ears and residuals of pneumonia.

The Board finds that the veteran's currently diagnosed schizophrenia is due to his military service, and grants service connection for schizophrenia.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claimed psychiatric, respiratory, cardiovascular, neurological, and joint disabilities are not service-connected.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings, service connection, and TDIU. The lumbar spine degenerative joint disease claim was reopened but not granted. The 'nerve' problems (psychiatric) claim was also reopened but not granted. Bilateral hearing loss remains denied.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not meet the criteria for service connection for PTSD or schizophrenia, as there is no valid diagnosis of these conditions in his medical records. The claims are therefore denied.

The Board found that the appellant's discharge from his period of active service was under dishonorable conditions and denied service connection for paranoid schizophrenia.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, finding no current medical diagnosis of a psychiatric disability and noting that there was no evidence linking any in-service mental health treatment to a current condition.

The Board has determined that the veteran's psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, may be service-connected due to combat exposure. Tinnitus was not incurred in or aggravated by service. A pulmonary disorder is not shown to have been incurred in or aggravated by service.

The Board denied the veteran's claim of service connection for schizophrenia, finding that new and material evidence had not been presented to reopen the claim.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development due to incomplete service records and other issues.