Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2008

The Board has reopened the veteran's claim of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder due to new and material evidence. However, the evidence does not support granting service connection as his current condition is not related to active service.

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

The Board has determined that the veteran's current diagnosis of schizoaffective disorder is related to his military service, and thus grants service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Board has remanded the case for further development to verify in-service stressors and determine if service connection can be established.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a right knee condition and a psychiatric condition, finding that there is no evidence to support the veteran's assertions of in-service injury or aggravation.

The Board has granted service connection for a psychiatric disorder secondary to the veteran's service-connected disabilities, but denied his claims for hearing loss and vision loss as he does not meet the criteria for these conditions under VA standards.

The Board has remanded the case due to a failure to exhaust all efforts in obtaining service treatment records, particularly those from Boeblingen, Germany. The veteran is seeking service connection for schizophrenia.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, and alcoholism as secondary to PTSD.,There is no verified in-service stressor event supporting the veteran's claim of PTSD.

The Board found no evidence of a bilateral foot disorder or psychiatric disorder in service, and the veteran did not have such conditions for many years after service. The Board concluded that these conditions were not incurred in service.,Service connection was denied as there is no direct evidence linking the current conditions to military service.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development to determine if the veteran's current psychiatric disorder is related to his service, including any in-service stressors and pre-existing conditions.

The Board has determined that the evidence received since the April 1970 rating decision does not relate to an unestablished fact necessary to substantiate the claim for service connection for chronic undifferentiated schizophrenia, and thus is not material. As such, the veteran's application to reopen the claim was denied.

The Board has decided to remand the case for further development due to incomplete information about the appellant's service and medical history.

The veteran seeks service connection for PTSD and an acquired psychiatric disorder, including major depressive disorder. The case is remanded to the RO for further development, including verifying stressors and obtaining a VA psychiatric examination.

The Board has remanded the case for a retrospective psychiatric examination to determine if the claimant was insane at the time of his discharge from service, which would allow him to be considered a veteran and potentially grant service connection.

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

The veteran's service-connected psychiatric disability (anxiety disorder, NOS) causes occupational and social impairment with occasional decrease in work efficiency and intermittent periods of inability to perform occupational tasks. The rating assigned is 30 percent.

The Board has determined that the veteran's achievement of a vocational goal for purposes of attending community college is not reasonably feasible due to his severe employment handicap and documented behavior problems, leading to denial of additional vocational and rehabilitation services.

The veteran's medical conditions, including hypertension, hepatitis C, lumbar disc disease, gunshot wound residuals of the right leg, gallstones, and an acquired psychiatric disorder, do not render him permanently and totally disabled for pension purposes.

The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including mouth ulcers, a psychiatric disorder, a circulatory disorder, a throat disorder, dehydration, and seizures. The evidence did not support current diagnoses of these conditions.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development due to incomplete records from a private physician.