Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2011

The Board has reopened the claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including a nervous disorder, hysterical neurosis, and major depressive disorder with psychotic features. However, the evidence does not support a finding that these conditions are related to active duty service.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development due to incomplete records and unclear circumstances surrounding the Veteran's service.

The Board found no current diagnosis of an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, and thus denied the Veteran's claim for service connection.

The Veteran's current psychiatric disorder, including mental illness, paranoia, and depression, was not incurred in or aggravated by active military service. The Board found no evidence linking the Veteran's current condition to his period of service.

The Veteran meets the legal requirements for VA pension benefits due to his wartime service and permanent and total disability (due to SSA disability benefits).

The Board denied the claim for service connection for a psychiatric disability as it was not incurred during active duty or active duty for training, and there is no evidence linking the condition to that period.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD is being remanded due to conflicting medical opinions and the need for further development, including a VA examination.

The Veteran's respiratory symptoms have been disassociated from his service-connected asbestosis, and the evidence does not support a compensable rating for asbestosis.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for a psychiatric disorder on a direct basis was dismissed due to his death during the pendency of the appeal.

The Board found that the appellant does not have an acquired psychiatric disorder other than paranoid schizophrenia, and that this condition was not present during honorable service or within one year of his discharge from service in April 1992. The Board concluded that paranoid schizophrenia is not etiologically related to his period of honorable active service.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for increased rating and TDIU due to insufficient evidence from previous examinations, and a new examination is needed. The VA will also obtain additional medical opinions regarding the impact of service-connected disabilities on employment.

The Board has granted service connection for PTSD, but denied the other issues. Service connection was established based on a diagnosis of PTSD due to combat stressors in Korea.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining SSA records, Army personnel files, workers' compensation records from New York State, and VA treatment records. The Veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, claimed as PTSD, is on appeal.

The Board finds that there is no competent and credible evidence showing the Veteran was diagnosed with migraine headaches, neuropathy of the arms, a chronic disability manifested by memory loss, or a psychiatric disorder during his military service. The record does not contain any post-service treatment records for these conditions.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection have been denied. The evidence does not support the assignment of a compensable rating for any of his claimed conditions.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim of service connection for a psychiatric disorder. However, it is less likely than not that any current acquired psychiatric disorder had its onset in service and more likely than not that there have been continuous manifestations since service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a service-connected psychiatric disability, as his claimed PTSD is not related to his military service. The other psychiatric condition he claims was not shown during service and there is no competent evidence linking it to service.

The Veteran does not have an acquired psychiatric disorder or a sleep disorder that is service-connected. The VA examinations and medical records do not provide clear diagnoses of these conditions.

The Board found that the Veteran does not have a current acquired psychiatric disability related to service or his service-connected diverticulitis, and thus denied his claim for service connection.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, skin cancer (due to herbicide exposure), and bilateral hearing loss. The decision found that there was no current diagnosis of skin cancer.