Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2008

The Board has determined that the veteran's schizophrenia, undifferentiated type, warrants a 10 percent evaluation. The veteran does not meet the criteria for higher ratings as his symptoms do not significantly impair his occupational and social functioning.

The Board has remanded the case due to procedural issues and the need for additional evidence, including a VA examination for hearing loss.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining information about SSA disability benefits and providing an addendum opinion regarding the relationship between the veteran's psychiatric disorder and his service-connected disabilities.

The Board denied the veteran's claims of service connection for a psychiatric disorder and tinnitus, finding no new and material evidence to reopen these claims. The Board also found that diabetes mellitus was not incurred during active service or due to herbicide exposure, and denied the 1151 claim for bilateral hearing loss.

The Board has determined that the veteran's hepatitis C and psychiatric disorder other than PTSD are not service connected. The veteran was denied service connection for both conditions.

The Board denied the veteran's claims of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability including PTSD, fibromyalgia, gastroesophageal reflux disorder (GERD), and carpal tunnel syndrome, right. The Board found that there was no current diagnosis of PTSD and that the veteran did not have a link between his current psychiatric disability and his service.

The Board found no evidence of a seizure disorder during service or within the first year after separation, and concluded that the veteran's current seizure disorder is not related to his military service. The issues of service connection for psychiatric disorder (claimed as depression) and PTSD were also denied due to lack of supporting medical evidence.

The Board has determined that the veteran's psychiatric disorder was not incurred in service and is not otherwise related to service. The claim for service connection is denied.

The Board denied the veteran's claims of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, a bilateral knee disorder, and a low back disorder. The claim for migraine headaches was not addressed in this decision.

The Board denied service connection for a psychiatric disability in October 1987, finding no evidence of an identifiable psychiatric disorder either in service or within one year. The veteran's claim was not addressed on a secondary causation basis.

The Board denied the veteran's claims of service connection for hepatitis C and an acquired psychiatric disorder, finding that there was no evidence to support these conditions as being related to his military service.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for VA benefits on the basis of permanent incapacity for self-support prior to attaining the age of 18 years, finding no evidence that she was incapable of self-support at any time.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including a VA examination and review of stressor events in service. The veteran's claim will be reconsidered based on the additional evidence.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining service medical records and a VA psychiatric examination to determine if the veteran's current psychiatric disorder is related to their military service.

The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including skin disorders and a left foot disorder, all secondary to residuals of food and beer poisoning and/or Agent Orange exposure. The veteran's claims were not supported by evidence showing direct or presumptive service connection.

The Board has remanded the case due to failure to attend a VA examination and requests that he be afforded another examination in St. Petersburg, Florida.

The Board denied the veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for a psychiatric disability, finding that his current psychiatric disability is unrelated to service.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claim of reopening a service connection for psychiatric disorder (claimed as depression and PTSD) is remanded due to insufficient consideration of additional VA treatment records, failure to consider the veteran's DD Form 214, and incomplete notice.

The Board denied the veteran's claims of service connection for hypertension, left knee condition, headache disorder, and acquired psychiatric disorder. The decision found that new evidence did not raise a reasonable possibility of substantiating these claims.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for prostate cancer, bilateral hearing loss, a back disorder, a psychiatric disorder, and a foot disorder. The decision found that there was no clear and unmistakable evidence to support any of these claims.