Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2009

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate VCAA notice and failure to obtain Social Security Administration records. The claim will be re-adjudicated after these issues are addressed.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining SSA records and verifying alleged stressors. The Veteran's diabetes mellitus claim will be evaluated based on current evidence of record, while his PTSD claim will require verification of claimed stressors.

The Board has determined that additional development is needed to determine if the Veteran's current psychiatric disorder may be related to his in-service motor vehicle accident, and to obtain relevant medical records.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including a nervous disorder is being remanded due to incomplete development and the need for additional medical opinions.

The Veteran's claims for skin disability, PTSD, and hypertension have been reopened. The claim for an acquired psychiatric disability to include PTSD and/or depression remains pending as new evidence has not established a link between the claimed stressors and current symptoms.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's low back disorder and psychiatric disorder are related to injuries sustained during active service, granting service connection for these conditions.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have an acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD, and thus service connection for such a condition is denied.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining Social Security Administration (SSA) disability benefits records and medical records associated with those determinations.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorders and PTSD were not incurred in or aggravated by service, nor may a psychosis be presumed to have been incurred in such service.

The Board found no evidence of an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, related to the Veteran's military service. The claim was denied.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for a 100% rating for schizophrenia was denied as the effective date of June 29, 2004 is more than one year after his December 1, 1993 increased rating claim.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for schizophrenia and PTSD have been denied, as the evidence does not support these diagnoses. The Veteran also failed to meet the criteria for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran seeks service connection for PTSD, but the claim is remanded due to lack of verification of claimed stressors and need for a VA psychiatric examination.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for psychiatric disorder, lung disability, and bilateral eye disability. The evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were incurred or aggravated by military service.

The Board found that the Veteran's psychiatric disorder is not related to service and denied her claim for service connection.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for an innocently acquired psychiatric disorder (to include PTSD) and a respiratory disorder were denied. The claim to reopen the acne claim was also denied due to lack of new and material evidence.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim for service connection for Eustachian tube dysfunction of the left ear and has determined that his acquired psychiatric disorder, including anxiety and depression, is related to his active military service. The decision grants these claims.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including major depressive disorder, was not incurred in or aggravated by active service and is not related to any incident of service. The Board finds that the current major depressive disorder did not originate in service and it is not related to any incident of service.

Service connection is denied for refractive error of the eye.,Service connection granted for diabetic retinopathy, secondary to service-connected diabetes mellitus.

The Board has remanded the case for further development due to conflicting evidence regarding the appellant's incapacity prior to age 18.