Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2010

The Veteran's claims for PTSD, schizophrenia, and hip disability were denied. Service connection was granted for a vocal and/or speech disability.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's psychiatric disorders, including somatization disorder and anxiety disorder with depression, are related to his service-connected headache disorder. The right shoulder injury is also found to be secondary to the service-connected headaches.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining a Gulf War Registry examination and further VA examinations regarding fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue syndrome, and infertility.

The Board has granted service connection for schizophrenia, finding that the Veteran's current psychiatric disorder is at least as likely as not incurred in or aggravated by his active service.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for additional development, including obtaining new and material evidence for the keloid scarring claim, providing VCAA notice regarding reopening of claims, scheduling VA examinations for cervical spine and bilateral shoulder disabilities, and a mental health examination for psychiatric disability.

The Veteran's claims for an increased rating for schizophrenia and TDIU are being remanded due to the need for additional medical examination.

The Veteran's appeals for service connection for a sleep disorder and bronchitis have been withdrawn. The case is being remanded to determine the nature of his psychiatric disability, including whether he has PTSD related to his military service.

The Veteran's service-connected benign prostate hypertrophy (BPH) with history of gonorrhea is rated at 60 percent, effective from the date of his claim for an increased rating.

The Veteran is granted a separate initial 10 percent rating for left lower extremity radiculopathy since January 9, 2006. The claim for an increased rating for degenerative arthritis of the lumbar spine remains denied. Service connection for PTSD and memory loss are also denied.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD claimed as due to a personal assault during service, is being remanded for additional development of his military records and VA medical records.

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 denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD and an acquired psychiatric disability other than PTSD, finding that there was no credible evidence supporting the occurrence of the claimed inservice stressors.

The Veteran is seeking service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, including PTSD. The case has been remanded due to the need to obtain SSA records and VA treatment records from the 1980s, as well as a new VA examination.

The Veteran's appeal has been remanded due to the need for additional VA records and information from providers.

The Veteran's service-connected psychiatric disability is currently rated at 50 percent since January 31, 2009. The Board finds that the evidence does not support a higher rating for any period prior to this date.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the previously denied claim of service connection for schizophrenia. The Veteran's schizophrenia is related to his period of active duty, and he is granted service connection.

The Veteran's claim of service connection for PTSD is being remanded due to the inadequate examination report and need for updated VA treatment records.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder did not pre-exist service and was not aggravated by service, thus denying service connection.

The Board has determined that the submitted evidence does not relate to an unestablished fact necessary to substantiate the claim of service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, and thus the claim remains denied.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD was denied as there was insufficient evidence to verify the occurrence of his claimed in-service stressor and no medical evidence linking his current psychiatric disorder to service.