Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2009

The Board has granted service connection for schizophrenia, which is presumed to have been incurred during service. The claim for PTSD is encompassed within the same acquired psychiatric disorder claim and also presumed to be related to service.

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD, finding that new and material evidence had been submitted to reopen the claim.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder did not begin in service or for many years thereafter, and thus cannot be linked to his military service.

The Board found that the Veteran did not incur a current psychiatric disorder, to include schizophrenia, in service or as a result of service. The panel of VA examiners concluded that it is unlikely that the Veteran's current diagnoses are related to his military service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claimed conditions, including residuals of a head injury and psychiatric disorders, are not related to military service. Therefore, these claims have been denied.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claims for specially adapted housing or a special home adaptation grant and financial assistance in the purchase of an automobile and adaptive equipment have not been met.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to incomplete information and evidence, including a need for additional examinations and opinions regarding the nature and etiology of his claimed conditions.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development, including a VA examination and verification of stressor claims.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims due to additional evidence received after the last Supplemental Statement of the Case (SSOC). The claims will be reconsidered with application of all appropriate laws and regulations, including consideration of the new evidence.

The Board has remanded the case for further development and readjudication due to inadequate rationale in a previous VA examination report.

The Board found that the Veteran's claimed stressors could not be verified, and there was insufficient evidence to establish a link between his diagnosed PTSD and service. The claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and depression, is denied.

The Board found no evidence linking the Veteran's current back disability, bilateral hearing loss, acquired psychiatric disability including PTSD, or sleep problems to service. The VA examiner concluded that these conditions are not related to military service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of PTSD or schizophrenia related to his military service. Therefore, the claims for service connection for both conditions are denied.

The Board found no evidence of an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, incurred during service and denied the Veteran's claim for service connection.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development, including verification of stressor events and obtaining VA treatment records. The issue of service connection for a psychiatric disorder other than PTSD will also be addressed.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been received to reopen the claim of entitlement to service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder. The appeal is granted to this extent only.

The Board has ordered additional development due to incomplete records and the need for a VA examination. The case is now remanded for further action.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete records and a need for further examination.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability and a sinus condition. The claim for earlier effective date of a 30 percent rating for seborrheic dermatitis was also denied.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD was denied, and his claim to reopen a claim for service connection for a psychiatric disability other than PTSD, to include schizophrenia, is pending.