Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2010

The Board found no evidence to support a service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, either as secondary to the service-connected left lower orbit fracture or on a direct basis. The Veteran's current psychiatric conditions are not linked to his military service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension, bronchial asthma, fatigue, gastrointestinal disability, and hyperlipidemia. The decision also denied his claim of entitlement to service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability (including major depressive disorder) as secondary to sinusitis.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD. The Board found that there was no evidence of in-service stressors and concluded that the Veteran's current psychiatric disorder did not have its onset during military service or be related to his active service.

The Board found that the objective and probative medical evidence did not support a finding that any currently diagnosed acquired psychiatric disorder, including depression, was related to the Veteran's period of active service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, finding that there was no evidence of a confirmed stressor and that the diagnosed conditions were not related to service.

The Veteran's appeal has been withdrawn, and the case is dismissed.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete service records and a need for a VA examination to determine if the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including schizophrenia, is related to his periods of active duty or Active Duty Training (ACDUTRA) in the National Guard.

The Board has remanded the case due to missing service records and private psychiatric treatment records. The claim will be reconsidered after obtaining these records.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for chronic hypertension and PTSD have been reopened. However, the evidence does not establish a current diagnosis of PTSD that conforms to DSM-IV criteria, and there is no other psychiatric disorder found in active service or related thereto.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim for service connection for schizophrenia due to new and material evidence submitted, including a VA medical opinion linking the condition to in-service aggravation. The claim is now considered on its merits.

The Board has expanded the issues on appeal to include an acquired psychiatric disorder, and is remanding for further development of evidence related to this claim. The Veteran's claims for alcohol dependence and seizure disorder are also being remanded as they are inextricably intertwined with his service connection claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for the grant of a 100 percent rating for schizophrenia was denied as there is no legal entitlement to such.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, is being remanded due to outstanding records and the need for further examination.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a left knee disability and PTSD. The effective date of the cervical spine rating remains under review.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining service treatment records and a current address for the Veteran. The claim will be reconsidered based on the new evidence.

The Board denied an earlier effective date for the grant of nonservice-connected pension benefits, finding that the Veteran's claim was not filed until August 27, 2002.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for additional evidence and a VA examination.

The Veteran's claims for PTSD and another innocently acquired psychiatric disorder were denied as there is no evidence to support the occurrence of the claimed stressors during service.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining information about a claimed in-service sexual assault and conducting an addendum opinion regarding the Veteran's psychiatric conditions.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development, including a VA examination to assess his skin disability and a psychiatric disorder claim related to his service-connected skin disability.