Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2010

The Board finds that the Veteran's mental disorder had its onset during service and grants service connection for a mental disorder, including schizophrenia.

The Board is remanding the case to schedule a Travel Board hearing for issues related to reopening service connection claims.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining VA treatment records and conducting medical examinations to address the service connection claims. The case will be reconsidered after these actions.

The Board denied service connection for schizophrenia and the entitlement to a permanent and total rating for pension purposes. The Veteran's motion alleging CUE in these decisions was dismissed without prejudice.

The Veteran seeks service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including depression and PTSD, as well as a left foot disorder. The Board has determined that additional development is needed to properly evaluate these claims.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining updated VA treatment records and scheduling a new examination. The issues of service connection for gout and depression are also being remanded.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including medical examinations to determine the nature and etiology of any acquired psychiatric disorder and bilateral foot condition.

The Board found that the Veteran's neck disability existed prior to service and was not aggravated by active military service. The residuals of a closed head injury were not incurred in or aggravated by active military service.

The Board is remanding the case to obtain additional information and verify the appellant's service records, including his periods of active duty, ACDUTRA, INACDUTRA, and any potential misrepresentation in Social Security numbers. The claim will then be readjudicated.

The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for his service-connected undifferentiated schizophrenia is being remanded due to the need for a new VA examination and consideration of whether he is unemployable due to his disability.

The Board has granted service connection for a psychiatric disability, headache disorder, and seizure disorder based on continuity of symptomatology since service.

The Board denied service connection for PTSD due to lack of credible supporting evidence. The claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder, other than PTSD, is pending and requires further review.

The Veteran's claims for hearing loss, a respiratory disorder (claimed as sinusitis), and an acquired psychiatric disorder were denied as there is no current diagnosis of any such conditions.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, other than PTSD, is service-connected. However, he does not have PTSD as a result of his military service.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for hepatitis C, PTSD, and a psychiatric disorder other than PTSD including a mood disorder was denied. The Court found that VA did not follow the guidelines for developing PTSD claims based on personal assaults and remanded this issue.

The Board denied service connection for Lyme disease and a psychiatric disorder, including depression. The Veteran's claims were based on his contention that he contracted these conditions during active duty in Europe.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including depression and PTSD, is related to his active service. The claim for service connection is granted.

The Board found that there is no evidence to support the Veteran's claims of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability and hypertension. The claim was denied.

The Veteran's psychiatric disability, diagnosed as schizoaffective disorder, bipolar type, is found to have its onset during active service and the Board grants service connection for this condition. The left eye disability remains unresolved.

The Board found that the Veteran does not have a diagnosed underlying condition for his hematuria and denied service connection. For his psychiatric disorder, the Board determined that there is no evidence of a preexisting disability during his first period of service or within one year after separation from service, and also concluded that any current psychiatric disability was not aggravated by his second period of active service.