Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2010

The Board has remanded the case for additional development due to Stegall violations, including verifying stressor incidents and scheduling a VA psychiatric examination.

The Board found that schizophrenia, paranoid type, was not incurred in or aggravated by service and may not be presumed to have been incurred or aggravated therein.

The Board denied service connection for the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, specifically PTSD. The claim was based on in-service stressors that were not corroborated by service records or other credible supporting evidence.

The Board has granted service connection for blackouts as secondary to the service-connected residuals of head injury with headaches and dizziness.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for disabilities of the lumbar, thoracic, and cervical segments of the spine. The claim was based on direct service connection as there is no evidence of a pre-existing condition that became manifest during active duty.

The Board has determined that additional development is needed to clarify the Veteran's left eye condition and assess his acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD. The case will be remanded for these purposes.

The Board is remanding the case to obtain Social Security Administration records that may be relevant to the Veteran's claim for service connection.

The Board is remanding the case to obtain psychiatric treatment records from Lumberton Correctional Institute, as VA failed to comply with its duty to assist in obtaining these records. The Veteran's claim for service connection will be reconsidered.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's PTSD is related to his active service, specifically to being exposed to an enemy rocket attack on his base during his service in Vietnam in October 1967. As a result, the claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, is granted.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD was denied due to lack of qualifying wartime service. The Board found that the Veteran does not have the requisite service to be considered for eligibility for nonservice-connected disability pension benefits.

The Veteran is granted service connection for a psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD. The Board finds that the Veteran's current psychiatric symptoms are related to his military service and grants this claim.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining VA treatment records and scheduling appropriate VA examinations to determine the nature and etiology of the Veteran's claimed psychiatric disorder, erectile dysfunction, and skin disorder.

The Veteran's claims for earlier effective dates for service connection and TDIU are being remanded due to a pending appeal of the November 1976 rating decision.

The Board is remanding the case for compliance with prior directives, including providing proper notice regarding the new and material evidence standard and informing the Veteran of the basis of the denial in October 1991.

The Veteran is seeking service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder that is secondary to his service-connected bilateral knee disorders. The case has been remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining SSA records.

The Veteran's claim of service connection for a psychiatric disability, claimed as organic brain syndrome, is being remanded due to the need for additional development and examination.

The Veteran's claims for service connection were denied due to lack of evidence showing a current disability and no link between the claimed conditions and active service.

The Veteran's schizophrenia was rated at 70 percent for the period from March 4, 2004 to July 21, 2008. For the time periods before and after this date, the rating remained at 50 percent.

The Board determined that the Veteran's psychiatric disability, diagnosed as Major Depressive Disorder and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, had onset during service. Therefore, service connection is granted for the full extent of his psychiatric disability.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, claimed as depression, was incurred in or aggravated by his active service and is granted service connection.