Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2009

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and found that new and material evidence has been submitted. The Board also determined that there is no evidence to support a finding of service connection.

The Board has remanded the claims for further development due to the need for examinations and additional medical records.

The Board found no evidence of a psychiatric disorder during service and insufficient evidence to link any current condition to service, thus denying the claim for service connection.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to deficiencies in the VCAA notice and for additional development of his right knee disability and acquired psychiatric disorder claims.

The Veteran's emergency hospitalization for swallowing problems and aspiration pneumonia ended on June 26, 2005. By that time, his condition had stabilized enough to allow him to be transferred safely to a VA medical center.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have an acquired psychiatric disability or a chronic sleep disorder related to service. The preponderance of evidence shows that any current conditions are due to personality disorders and other non-service-related factors.

The Board found that the Veteran's claimed reflex sympathetic dystrophy and psychiatric disability are not related to his military service or a service-connected condition, thus denying both claims.

The Board has decided to remand the case for further development, including obtaining SSA records and possibly a VA examination.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for additional development due to incomplete records and need for further examination.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a low back disability, migraine headaches, an acquired psychiatric disability, and exercise-induced asthma due to lack of evidence showing these conditions were incurred in or aggravated by her military service.

The Board found that the Veteran does not have post-traumatic stress disorder and denied her claim for service connection. The case is remanded to obtain a VA examination regarding whether her pre-existing lumbar spine condition was aggravated during active duty.

The Veteran's chronic paranoid schizophrenia is etiologically related to service and the Board has granted his claim for service connection.

The Veteran's appeal has been dismissed due to his death, and the Board does not have jurisdiction to adjudicate the merits of this claim.

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder (depression) and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), finding that the Veteran's current diagnoses are consistent with his military service experiences. Service connection for residuals of asbestos exposure was not established.

The Veteran's claim for an increased disability rating for PTSD with schizophrenia, paranoid type is being remanded due to the need for additional VA treatment records and a new examination.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection were denied. The duodenal ulcer was rated as 20 percent disabling, the bilateral knee disability was not incurred or aggravated during active service, and the psychiatric disability was not incurred or aggravated during active service.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for a psychiatric disability, thyroid disorder, and prostate disorder were denied. The RO is instructed to readjudicate these claims in light of the additional evidence provided.

The Board denied an increased rating for bilateral hearing loss and denied the claim for an earlier effective date. The Veteran's appeal regarding these issues is being remanded.

The Veteran's liver disorder, neck pain, and schizophrenia were not incurred or aggravated by service. The Board denied the claims for these conditions.

The Board has ordered additional development of the Veteran's claims due to a failure to obtain in-service medical records from Walter Reed Army Hospital and Ireland Community Army Hospital. The case is being remanded for further review.