Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2011

The Board has granted service connection for low back strain, left hip disability, and acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD, generalized anxiety disorder, depression, and adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood). The Veteran's right foot and left foot disabilities are also found to be related to his military service.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development, including VA examinations to determine the nature and etiology of his hepatitis C, back disability, and psychiatric disability. The RO will also print out records from a CD-R provided by the Veteran.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional due process considerations, including notification of the new version of 38 C.F.R. § 3.304(f) and a VA psychiatric examination to determine whether his acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, is related to service.

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, for purposes of accrued benefits.,The claim for service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death is denied.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD and an innocently acquired psychiatric disorder (other than PTSD) was denied. The Veteran does not have a diagnosis of PTSD, and the Board found that there is no link between his current symptoms and in-service stressors. His claim for increased rating for hemorrhoids remains pending.

The case is being remanded for further action including VA examinations and additional development of the Veteran's claims.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals (Board) denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, claimed as posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

The Veteran's bilateral pes planus was noted on service entrance examination and underwent an increase in severity beyond normal progression while the Veteran served on active duty. Therefore, his preexisting bilateral pes planus is considered to have been aggravated by service.

The Board has reopened the claim and granted service connection for PTSD, finding that new evidence supports a diagnosis of PTSD related to in-service stressors. The Veteran's other psychiatric conditions are considered part of his PTSD.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), was denied by the Board. The appeal is remanded due to procedural issues and a need for further development.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for hepatitis C and depression. The claim for hepatitis C was reopened, but the new evidence does not establish a nexus to service. For his acquired psychiatric disorder, the VA examiner found no link between the condition and service.

The Veteran's schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorder are not service-connected, but the Board finds that his current schizoaffective disorder is related to service.

The Board has granted service connection for schizophrenia and found that the Veteran's current diagnosis is at least as likely as not related to his active military service. The issue of entitlement to a total rating for compensation based upon individual unemployability due to service-connected disability remains pending.

The Veteran is seeking service connection for a psychiatric disorder. The Board has decided to remand the case due to incomplete service personnel records that may contain evidence of in-service symptoms and reasons for discharge.

The Board has remanded the case for further development and an additional VA psychiatric examination to determine if the Veteran's current acquired psychiatric disorders are related to his service. The claim will be reconsidered based on the new evidence.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, claimed as sleepwalking, is being remanded due to the need for additional development and examination.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection have been denied.,The claim of new and material evidence to reopen a left knee disability has also been denied.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, specifically paranoid schizophrenia, is being remanded due to the need for additional development of his case.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's current back disability and acquired psychiatric disorder did not have onset during active service or within one year of separation from service, and are not otherwise etiologically related to his active service.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling examinations to determine the etiology of his claimed conditions.