Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2012

Your claims for service connection are being remanded due to the need for additional development, including scheduling of hearings at the Huntington, West Virginia, RO.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for a videoconference hearing before the Board of Veterans' Appeals. The issues include service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and an acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, or schizoaffective disorder, finding that new and material evidence had not been received to reopen the previously denied claims.

The Board has remanded the claims for further development due to incomplete examinations and additional evidence received after a supplemental statement of the case. The Veteran's service connection claims for PTSD and skin condition are pending.

The Board finds that the Veteran does not have a current disability of osteoarthritis, depression, headaches, blurred vision or dermatitis that is related to his military service. The evidence does not support a finding that any of these conditions were incurred in service.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development to obtain medical records and clarify an opinion regarding the Veteran's low back and psychiatric disorders.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, finding that there was no evidence to support a link between his current condition and his military service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's hypertension and acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD) were not incurred in or aggravated by service. The claim for service connection is denied.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded to obtain additional medical opinions regarding his psychiatric disorder and the relationship between his service-connected disabilities and his current mental health condition. Additionally, he needs to be provided with a statement of the case concerning his claim for higher ratings for his low back disability.

The Board has determined that additional evidence is needed to fully and fairly consider the Veteran's claims, including obtaining VA treatment records and conducting further examinations.

The Veteran's paranoid schizophrenia is found to be related to his military service, and the claim for service connection is granted.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's current psychiatric disability, diagnosed as schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, depression, and delusional disorder, is at least 50 percent likely to have had its onset during service. Therefore, service connection for a psychiatric disability is granted.

The Board found the Veteran's claims for service connection for a psychiatric disability and bilateral pes planus were not supported by the evidence, as his current conditions are more likely related to post-service events than to his military service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, finding that there was insufficient evidence to establish a nexus between his current psychiatric conditions and his military service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims of entitlement to service connection for a bilateral knee disorder, high blood pressure, and stomach disorder. The claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder was remanded.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder with residuals, but the stomach disorder claim is pending.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a gastrointestinal disorder and an acquired psychiatric disorder, finding no evidence of such conditions in service or within one year post-service. The Board also found that his currently diagnosed polysubstance abuse is not a compensable disability.

The Board has dismissed the Veteran's service connection claims for low back disability, psychiatric disability, right hip disability, and right knee disability due to his failure to respond to requests for identifying information and releases for pertinent medical records within a year. The extraschedular rating claim for residuals of a fractured left medial malleolus was denied.

The Board found that the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disability was not incurred in or aggravated by service and denied his claim.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete records and a need for further development, including obtaining SSA records related to the Veteran's disability claims.