Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2008

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and PTSD, finding no competent medical evidence showing a current disability related to service.

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, currently diagnosed as dysthymia and depression, related to the veteran's service-connected disabilities. The TDIU claim is also granted due to the severity of the service-connected disabilities.

The Board is remanding the claims for service connection due to finality issues and requests for additional records.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for various disabilities, finding no evidence of current diagnoses or a link to service.

The Board denied service connection for residuals of a head injury and psychiatric disability, finding that there was no evidence of current disabilities resulting from the veteran's military service.

The VA determined that the veteran's current headaches and any psychiatric disability are not service-connected.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD, a gastrointestinal disorder, and a right knee disability. The claim for increased rating of lumbar spine disability was also denied.

The Board has granted service connection for PTSD, finding that the veteran's experiences in Vietnam provided sufficient evidence of a stressor to support his claim. The other issues involving heart disease and reopening previously denied claims have been remanded.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals has determined that the veteran lacks the mental capacity to handle his VA funds due to his schizophrenia and other conditions, including substance abuse. The appeal is denied.

The Board has decided to remand the case for additional development, including obtaining medical records and Social Security Administration (SSA) records.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, an endocrine disorder, and an acquired psychiatric disorder. The evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were related to his military service.

The Board has reopened the veteran's service connection claim for a psychiatric disability and remanded it for further development.

The Board has remanded the case for further development to verify stressor events and determine if any acquired psychiatric disorder, other than PTSD, is related to service.

The Board found that the veteran's currently diagnosed neuropsychiatric disorder and PTSD were not incurred in or aggravated by service. The claim for service connection was denied.

The Board has dismissed the appeal due to the appellant's withdrawal of the appeal prior to a decision.

The Board denied the petition to reopen the claim for service connection for schizophrenia, finding that no new and material evidence had been received.

The Board has denied the reopening of claims for service connection due to lack of new and material evidence.

The veteran's unauthorized medical expenses incurred at the Florida Hospital Heartland division in Sebring, Florida from January 22, 2005 through January 31, 2005 are now eligible for reimbursement as they met the criteria of being rendered during a medical emergency and due to VA facilities not being feasibly available.

The case is being remanded to obtain additional medical records and a medical opinion regarding the veteran's psychiatric disorders, including depression and agoraphobia. The claim will be reconsidered based on this new evidence.

The veteran's appeal has been dismissed due to his death, and the Board does not have jurisdiction to adjudicate the merits of this claim.