Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2009

The Board found that the Veteran did not meet the criteria for a diagnosis of PTSD and denied his claim for service connection.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, is being remanded due to the need for additional information about his claimed stressors and a VA examination to determine if he has any current psychiatric disorders related to his service or gastrointestinal surgery.

The Board has determined that additional development is necessary to verify the Veteran's claimed stressors and determine if he meets the criteria for a diagnosis of posttraumatic stress disorder or an acquired psychiatric disorder. The case will be remanded for further action.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability. The claim is dismissed.

The Veteran's psychiatric disorder is rated at 50 percent from May 30, 2002. The rating for carpal tunnel syndrome of the right wrist is also granted at 50 percent.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's psychiatric disability is likely due to service, and thus grants service connection for a psychiatric disorder.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, an acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD), left hand disability, and left wrist disability were denied. The Board found no evidence of a current disability meeting VA criteria for hearing loss or arthritis, and the medical evidence did not support a finding that these conditions are related to service.

The Veteran does not have a psychiatric disorder that is attributable to military service and the claim for service connection is denied.

The Board found no evidence of a current shoulder disability and denied service connection for the Veteran's claimed shoulder disorder. For his mental disorder, the Board determined that there was insufficient evidence to establish a direct link between the condition and service.

The Board is remanding the case for further development to obtain medical records and a VA examination, as well as to consider service connection on both direct and mercury exposure bases.

The Board found that the Veteran's claimed in-service stressful experiences have not been corroborated by service department records, and his acquired psychiatric disorders, to include PTSD, are not shown to be related to events during military service.

The Veteran's schizophrenia is currently rated at 30 percent disabling, and the Board has found that his symptoms do not warrant a higher rating.

The Veteran's service-connected migraine headaches are rated at 30 percent for the entire appellate period, and he is granted an initial rating of 30 percent for his migraine headaches as of February 14, 2007. Service connection for a psychiatric disorder secondary to migraine headaches was also granted.

The Board found that the Veteran's treatment at LRMC from February 12, 2007 to February 16, 2007 did not meet the criteria for payment or reimbursement under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1725 and the implementing regulations due to lack of a medical emergency requiring transfer to a VA facility.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, was denied by the Board. The case is being remanded to provide additional notice and conduct a VA mental status examination.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD. The case is remanded for further development and examination.

The Board denied the appellant's claims for increased evaluations and service connection, finding that he was already receiving the maximum schedular evaluation for tinnitus and that his PTSD claim lacked legal merit.

The Veteran's claim of reopening his previously denied claims for service connection for PTSD, schizophrenia, and organic brain syndrome is being remanded due to procedural deficiencies.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining his service personnel file and VA medical records. A psychiatric disorder examination will also be conducted to determine if the condition existed prior to service.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development, including a VA examination to assess the relationship between his in-service teeth extraction and any acquired psychiatric disorder.