Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2011

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development, including a new VA examination and the securing of updated clinical records. The case will be re-adjudicated after these actions.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a sleep disorder, hearing loss, liver disability (including cirrhosis and hepatitis C), psychiatric disability (including PTSD and MDD), hypertension, asbestosis, residuals of a scrape injury to the back, right elbow disability, and right shoulder disability.

The Veteran's arteriosclerotic heart disease (coronary artery disease) is presumed to have been incurred during active military service due to herbicide exposure. The remaining issues are remanded for further development.

The Veteran's competency to handle his VA funds is being reviewed due to improvements in his living circumstances and psychiatric symptoms.

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected low back disorder. The Board denied service connection for hypertension and CAD with heart attack as secondary to his service-connected low back disorder.

The Board has reopened the claim for service connection and finds that new evidence supports a finding of current psychiatric disorder, which is related to service. The Veteran's schizophrenia is found to have been incurred during his military service.

The Veteran's appeal was dismissed due to his death.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder was not incurred or aggravated by service, and the Board denied both his claim for service connection and his request for a TDIU based on his service-connected skin condition.

The Board denied service connection for a left shoulder disability and did not reopen the claim for residuals of a head injury.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and major depression, is being remanded due to the need for further development of evidence related to combat status and verified stressors.

The Board has determined that additional evidence is needed to fully and fairly consider the Veteran's claims, including Social Security Administration records, VA medical records from specific time periods, and a statement from his private health caregiver regarding headaches. The case is therefore being remanded for these purposes.

The Board found that the Veteran's current acquired psychiatric disorders are not related to her active service and denied her claim for service connection.

The Board has determined that additional development is necessary prior to the adjudication of these claims, including obtaining VA outpatient treatment records and scheduling a VA examination for PTSD and headaches.

The Board found that the evidence added to the record does not raise a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Board found that the submitted evidence does not raise a reasonable probability of substantiating the claim of service connection for a psychiatric disability other than PTSD.

The Board has remanded the case for a travel board hearing at the RO. The Veteran's claim of service connection for PTSD and other acquired psychiatric disabilities remains under review.

The Board found that the Veteran did not have a service-connected psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and anxiety. The claim for breathing disorder was denied due to lack of evidence during service. New evidence has been submitted which may support reopening this claim.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disability.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for schizophrenic reaction is dismissed as it seeks a benefit not provided by law.

The Board denied service connection for fibromyalgia and a psychiatric disability, including anxiety and depression. The Veteran's claims were based on his participation in the military and potential Gulf War exposure.