Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2009

The Board denied the claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, including depression and PTSD. The evidence did not support a finding of service connection for any of these conditions.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, was denied as there is no evidence linking the current diagnoses of anxiety and depression to his active duty service.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, is being remanded due to the need to obtain additional records and provide a supplemental opinion.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining additional medical records and scheduling a VA examination. The Veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder will be readjudicated after these actions.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include schizophrenia, finding that there was no new and material evidence presented since the October 2000 decision.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including Major Depressive Disorder and Anxiety Disorder. The claim for a back disability and tinnitus was not reopened due to lack of new and material evidence.

The Veteran's paranoid type schizophrenia is currently rated at 50 percent disabling, and the Board finds that it does not warrant a higher rating based on the evidence of record.

The Board denied service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death due to lack of evidence linking any disability, including schizophrenia, to his death. The appellant provided additional statements and medical records but these did not provide new or material evidence.

The Veteran's claims for increased rating of hearing loss, reopening of service connection claims for COPD and psychiatric disability were denied by the RO. The RO found no new and material evidence to reopen the claims.

The Board has determined that additional development is needed to verify the Veteran's claimed stressors and to determine if his current psychiatric disorders are related to service. The case is therefore being remanded for further action.

The Board has determined that additional examinations and records are needed to properly adjudicate the appellant's claims for service connection.

The Veteran's hypertension was not shown to be related to his service-connected disabilities and is therefore denied.,The Veteran's erectile dysfunction is not considered secondary to his service-connected disabilities and is also denied.,There is no evidence of a current psychiatric disorder, so the claim for service connection for depression is denied.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claims for service connection are denied as his accounts of events during service and onset of disabilities are not credible, and there is no evidence to support a finding of in-service injury or disease.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for a psychiatric disorder and alopecia areata totalis have been granted.

The Board finds that the veteran has current diagnoses of chronic left-sided headache, a disability manifested by left-sided nasal obstruction, and a psychiatric disorder. The claim for service connection for left ear hearing loss is denied as there is no evidence showing an impaired hearing disability for VA compensation purposes.

The Veteran's claims for service connection and increased rating were denied. The Board found that the respiratory disorder, to include sarcoidosis, was not incurred in or aggravated by active service.

The Veteran's appeal is denied as his conditions do not meet the criteria for service connection or a compensable disability rating.

The Board found no evidence linking the Veteran's current psychiatric disorder to his active duty service and denied his claim for service connection.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including schizophrenia, did not begin in service and is not otherwise related to service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for diabetes mellitus, a condition of the feet, hypertension, and a psychiatric condition to include depression. The evidence did not establish that these conditions were incurred or aggravated by active military service.