Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2009

The Board has determined that the Veteran's current psychiatric disorder, diagnosed as bipolar disorder, was incurred during his military service and is granted service connection.

The Board found no medical evidence or opinion linking the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disability to his service, and denied the claim for service connection.

The Veteran's schizophrenia was rated at 30 percent prior to April 14, 2008, and increased to 50 percent disabling effective April 14, 2008.

The Board has ordered a remand to obtain an opinion regarding the etiology of dementia, which is currently diagnosed but not related to service. The Veteran's claim for PTSD and other acquired psychiatric disorders remains under review.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for paranoid schizophrenia and a right ankle disability, as well as her claim for TDIU. The denial of these claims is final.

The Board's decision is dismissed because there was no final decision to review for CUE.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a current psychiatric disorder or hypertension related to his military service and therefore, service connection for these conditions is denied.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for additional medical records and examinations related to the Veteran's claims of service connection for cancer of the left breast and an acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for an increased rating for his lumbar strain and service connection for a psychiatric disorder, including depression, as secondary to his service-connected lumbar strain. The evidence did not support the existence of any current acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Board found that the Veteran's current psychiatric disorder was first manifested during service and is related to his service, warranting a grant of service connection.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining deck logs from the USS Midway and attempting to obtain corroborating stressor information. The Veteran's claim for service connection for psychiatric disorder will be adjudicated on the merits.

The Board denied service connection for PTSD and a psychiatric disorder, but granted the claim to reopen for a skin disorder. The Veteran's duodenal ulcer rating remains unchanged.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to the need for additional development and evidence.

The Veteran's case is being remanded for additional development due to relocation and a request for a new hearing. The primary issue remains the entitlement to service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD.

The Veteran's neuropsychiatric disability is currently rated at 70 percent, and the claim for an increased rating on an extra-schedular basis for headaches with aqueductal stenosis, hydrocephalus, and dizziness has been granted.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, finding no current diagnosis and insufficient evidence to establish a psychosis within one year of discharge.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder, to include schizophrenia and PTSD. The Veteran was diagnosed with both PTSD and schizophrenia that are linked to his military service.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include schizophrenia, was denied as there is no evidence of a link between his current condition and his military service.

The Veteran's service was less than 90 days and he did not meet the criteria for basic eligibility to nonservice-connected pension benefits due to lack of a service-connected disability at discharge.

The VA denied the appellant's claims for service connection for his right knee disability and psychiatric disorder, finding that new evidence did not raise a reasonable possibility of substantiating these claims.