Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2009

The Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions were denied. The Board found that the evidence did not show a verified in-service stressor for PTSD, and there was no indication of exposure to herbicide or asbestos during service.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder, including schizophrenia, anxiety disorder, and PTSD, is being remanded due to the need for additional evidence and examination.

The Board has denied the applications to reopen claims for service connection for a psychiatric disorder, residuals of concussion, and anemia due to lack of new and material evidence that these conditions were incurred in or caused by service.

The Veteran's claims for higher initial ratings and reopening of service connection claims were denied. The Board found that the evidence did not meet the criteria for a rating above the assigned levels or reopen any of the previously denied claims.

The Board has reopened the claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder to include PTSD due to new and material evidence received since the last final denial. The underlying merits of the claim will be remanded for further development.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for various hip and knee disabilities, as well as schizophrenia, were denied. The evidence submitted since the final decisions did not raise a reasonable possibility of substantiating these claims.

The Board's decision denying service connection for a psychiatric disorder was vacated by the Court, and thus the motion for revision based on clear and unmistakable error is dismissed.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim and granted service connection for schizoaffective disorder, finding that it is at least as likely as not that the condition first manifested during service.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including providing VCAA notice and obtaining VA medical records. A new VA examination will be conducted to assess the severity of his service-connected carpal tunnel syndrome, right hand.

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, finding that the Veteran's symptoms of psychosis were present within one year of his separation from active service and thus presumed to be related to service.

The Board previously denied the Veteran's claim of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder. The Court has remanded the case to the Board for further development, including obtaining additional medical records and a VA examination.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of depression, PTSD, or paranoid schizophrenia. The Veteran's service treatment records do not show any psychiatric issues during his military service. His claims for service connection are denied as there is no evidence to support these conditions were incurred in service.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, is being remanded due to the need for additional development and examination.

The Board has remanded the case for further development to ensure compliance with prior instructions and provide adequate VCAA notice.

The Board found no evidence of a current psychiatric disorder for VA purposes and denied the Veteran's claims for service connection, nonservice-connected pension benefits, and special monthly pension benefits based on need for aid and attendance or housebound status.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling a VA examination.

The Veteran's appeal has been dismissed due to the death of the appellant.

The Board is remanding the case to provide additional notice and readjudicate the claim of reopening a service connection for a psychiatric disorder.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for headaches, seizure disorder (temporal lobe seizures), and an acquired psychiatric disorder. The evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were incurred or aggravated by military service.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining service treatment records and verifying a claimed personal assault stressor. The Veteran must also be examined to determine the nature and etiology of any diagnosed psychiatric disorder.