Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2009

Service connection is granted for residuals of head trauma (including dementia) and acquired psychiatric disorder (depression).,A higher initial evaluation for left wrist fracture residuals remains denied.

The Board has remanded the case for further development to adjudicate the claim for entitlement to service connection for a psychiatric disorder on the merits.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for paranoid schizophrenia, finding that there was no evidence to support a link between his military service and his condition.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development, including verification of stressors and a VA psychiatric examination to determine if he has PTSD.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for a latex allergy, migraine headaches, and a psychiatric disorder are all granted.

The Board has granted service connection for exogenous obesity as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected lumbar paravertebral myositis. The claim for chronic schizophrenia, paranoid type was denied as it is not proximately due to or aggravated by a service-connected disability.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has not been submitted to reopen the Veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder.

The Board has determined that the Veteran lacks mental capacity to manage his own affairs and is therefore incompetent for VA benefit purposes.

The Board denied service connection for a psychiatric disability, including schizophrenia, depression, and/or PTSD. The Veteran's claim was also denied regarding neurologic and neuropsychological signs and symptoms being the result of an undiagnosed illness.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection of an acquired psychiatric disorder, finding that there was no clear and unmistakable evidence to show a pre-existing condition existed prior to service. The Board also found that the Veteran's current psychiatric disorder did not result from active duty service.

The Board found that the Veteran's service-connected meningitis did not cause or aggravate his neuropsychiatric disorder, including bipolar and mood disorders.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a diagnosed condition of PTSD related to his military service, and therefore denied the claim for service connection.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a low back disorder and a psychiatric disorder, finding that there is no competent medical evidence relating these conditions to military service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran is incompetent to handle his VA compensation due to his service-connected schizophrenia.

The Board found no credible evidence supporting the Veteran's claim that he experienced in-service sexual assault, and thus denied service connection for PTSD and other acquired psychiatric conditions.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development to determine the nature, extent and etiology of any psychiatric disability, low back disorder, and disabilities manifested by headaches, sleepiness, poor memory and concentration, and sexual dysfunction.

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

The Board has remanded the case due to failure to obtain Social Security Administration records and incomplete VCAA notice.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been presented to reopen the claims for service connection for sinus disorder, migraine headaches, back disorder, kidney disorder, and acquired psychiatric disorder (previously considered as PTSD). The Veteran's current diagnoses of these conditions are supported by recent VA treatment records. However, the claim for service connection remains denied due to a lack of evidence establishing a nexus between her military service and these disorders.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claim for an effective date prior to October 11, 1994, for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to service-connected disabilities is denied. The preponderance of evidence does not support earlier TDIU entitlement.