Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2010

The Board found no evidence of a current diagnosed disability of PTSD and concluded that the Veteran's anxiety, chemical dependency, and other psychiatric conditions are not related to his military service.

The Veteran does not have a psychiatric disability that is attributable to his active military service.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete records and a need for corrected VCAA notice.

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 of his service records and information regarding his claimed stressors.

The Veteran's claimed conditions were not found to be related to service or exposure to ionizing radiation. Service connection was denied for all issues.

The Board found that the Veteran's current psychiatric disorders were not incurred in or aggravated by active service and denied his claim.

The Board denied service connection for a left shoulder rotator cuff disorder and an acquired psychiatric disorder (dysthymic disorder), but granted service connection for the dysthymic disorder. The Veteran's claim for non-service connected pension was denied.

The Board found that the Veteran's psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, pre-existed service and was not aggravated by active duty. Therefore, service connection for a psychiatric disorder is denied.

The Board has granted service connection for PTSD and an acquired psychiatric disorder, including major depressive disorder. The Veteran's current diagnoses are associated with in-service stressors that have been corroborated by credible supporting evidence.

The Board determined that the Veteran does not meet the criteria for a diagnosis of PTSD due to in-service stressors. The acquired psychiatric disability, including adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depression, is found to be related to pre-existing conditions. Borderline personality disorder was also denied as it is not considered a compensable condition.

The Board has remanded the case for further development regarding in-service stressors and to determine if there is sufficient information to corroborate them. The Veteran's claim will be reconsidered after this additional development.

The Board has remanded the claims due to a dispute regarding the Veteran's pre-existing scoliosis and her service connection for headaches and an acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Board has denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD. The Veteran's claims for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are pending as there is no evidence of current disability or a link between the conditions and service. Service connection for frostbite of the feet was also denied due to lack of continuity of symptoms since discharge.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has not been received to reopen the Veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disability, thus denying the reopening of the claim.

The Veteran's service-connected chronic undifferentiated schizophrenia is currently rated at 50 percent, and the Board has determined that this rating adequately reflects his disability picture.

The Board has determined that an earlier effective date of December 17, 1996 is warranted for the assignment of a 70 percent rating for the Veteran's psychiatric disability and TDIU.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, was denied as there is no current diagnosis of such a condition and the evidence does not show that any in-service stressor actually occurred.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an innocently acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and generalized anxiety disorder, was denied as there is no evidence of a verified or potentially verifiable stressor related to his service.

The Board has reopened the claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric condition, to include PTSD, and granted it based on new evidence submitted by the Veteran.