Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2010

The Board has determined that the Veteran is entitled to service connection for acne rosacea of the face, a heart valve disorder with fatigue (aortic insufficiency), and an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and an anxiety disorder. The skin disorder of the hands and feet, including leg lesions, will be remanded.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to the need for additional development, including psychiatric, orthopedic, and dermatological examinations.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining service treatment records and private medical records. A VA examination will be conducted to determine the nature and etiology of her psychiatric disorder and right knee disorder.

The Veteran's claims for service connection were denied. The initial disability rating for bilateral hearing loss was also denied.

The Board has determined that additional development is needed to determine if the Veteran has a psychiatric disorder related to service, including PTSD due to verified stressors. The Veteran's claim for service connection will be remanded for further action.

The Veteran's tinnitus is found to be related to his military service, and he is granted service connection for this condition.

The Board has remanded the case due to the Veteran's failure to appear at his scheduled hearing and requests for a new one.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and a lung disorder were denied. The Board found that the evidence did not establish new and material information to reopen his previous claims of service connection for a lung disorder due to asbestos or herbicide exposure.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder has been reopened, and the Board finds that new and material evidence has been received. The TDIU rating claim is also remanded due to its inextricably intertwined nature with the service connection claim.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claim of service connection for schizoid personality, previously diagnosed as schizophrenia, was denied in January 1985 and is final. New and material evidence has not been received to reopen this claim.

The Board has determined that there is further VA duty to assist the Veteran in developing evidence pertinent to his claims, including for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and a skin disorder. The case is REMANDED for additional development.

The Veteran's unauthorized medical expenses incurred from May 16, 2004, through May 26, 2004 were reimbursed due to the severity of his psychiatric condition and the lack of available VA facilities for transfer.

The Veteran's service-connected psychiatric disability, diagnosed as PTSD and paranoid schizophrenia, is manifested by symptoms nearing total occupational and social impairment. The Board has granted a 100 percent disability rating for his service-connected psychiatric disability.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals has determined that the Veteran does not have PTSD or any other mental disorder as a result of disease or injury incurred in or aggravated by his military service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD, psychiatric disability other than PTSD, toenail fungus, and rectal disorder due to a lack of credible supporting evidence that the claimed in-service stressors occurred.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining VA treatment records and conducting a psychiatric examination to determine if the Veteran's current acquired psychiatric disorder is related to his military service.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and organic mood disorder, finding that there is no evidence linking these conditions to his military service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, a psychophysiological gastrointestinal reaction, arthritis of both feet, and bilateral pes planus. The evidence did not raise a reasonable possibility of substantiating these claims.

The Board granted service connection for a chronic acquired psychiatric disability and assigned a 10 percent evaluation, retroactively effective June 22, 1992. The Veteran's claim was reopened on new evidence received after the initial denial of his claim in December 1952.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has not been received to reopen the claims for service connection for a skin disorder, psychiatric disability, and back disorder. The evidence submitted does not relate to an unestablished fact necessary to substantiate these claims.