Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2010

The Board has determined that further development is needed to determine the Veteran's eligibility for service connection for PTSD and other mental disorders, including depression. The case will be returned to the RO for this purpose.

The Board has granted service connection for a psychiatric disorder, finding that the Veteran's symptoms began in service and are related to his military service.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for schizophrenia is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining records from his incarceration and seeking clarification on which periods of incarceration he wishes to have reviewed.

The Board found that the Veteran does not have a diagnosis of PTSD in accordance with DSM-IV and there is no medical evidence relating any psychiatric disorder to active service. Therefore, the claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder was denied.

The Board denied the Veteran's request to reopen his claim for service connection for anxiety neurosis/schizophrenia, finding that new and material evidence had not been received.

The Board has ordered the case to be remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining Social Security Administration records and VA treatment records. The Veteran's service connection claim for a psychiatric disorder is pending.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for hepatitis C. The case is being remanded to obtain additional medical records and to schedule the Veteran for a VA examination to determine her current gastrointestinal diagnosis/diagnoses, as well as whether any psychiatric diagnoses are related to military service or aggravated by her gastrointestinal disorders.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining VA treatment records and scheduling a PTSD examination. The Veteran's claim will be readjudicated after all requested actions are completed.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a chronic acquired psychiatric disability, to include PTSD, is being remanded due to the Veteran not reporting for a scheduled hearing. The case will be handled by scheduling another personal hearing at the Houston RO.

The Board denied the Veteran's petition to reopen his claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and also denied service connection for PTSD. The issues of secondary service connection were not addressed in the March 2006 decision, so they are being considered de novo.

The Board found that the Veteran's currently diagnosed psychiatric disorder did not exist before service and was not aggravated by service, thus denying his claim for service connection.

The Veteran's service-connected schizophrenia does not result in the need for regular aid and attendance or housebound status due to his physical disabilities.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development of his claims, including obtaining medical records and attempting to obtain Social Security Administration disability benefits records.

The Veteran's claims for service connection were denied. The Board found that new and material evidence had not been presented to reopen the claims for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and hypothyroidism. Service connection was also denied for PTSD, IBS, sleep apnea, and a right hand disorder. A right ankle disorder claim is being remanded.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to his request for a Travel Board hearing. The case will be returned to the Board after the hearing.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD was denied as he did not participate in combat with the enemy and his claimed stressors were not verified. The issue of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD is also denied.

The Board has granted service connection for a psychiatric disorder, to include posttraumatic stress disorder. The decision is based on the merits of the claim and not due to any presumption or new evidence.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development due to issues regarding service connection for hepatitis C with enlarged liver and an acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Board has determined that the appellant did not have a psychiatric disorder or sexual dysfunction incurred in service, and thus denied both claims.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including a VA examination to determine if any current psychiatric disability had its onset in service and whether PTSD is connected to the Veteran's service with Cuban refugees.