Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2012

The Board has remanded the case for further development due to incomplete records from a VA hospital in Chicago, Illinois. The Veteran's claim of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability is on appeal.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining additional service treatment records and providing addendum opinions from VA examiners regarding the appellant's claims of service connection.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claimed acquired psychiatric disorders, including PTSD and schizophrenia, were not incurred in service or due to a presumptive exposure. The evidence does not support a finding of service connection.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development due to missing service treatment records and potential need to provide notice regarding alternative sources of evidence.

The Board found that the Veteran's claimed in-service stressors, including an alleged airplane crash and other incidents, were not verified. The preponderance of evidence is against a finding of continuity of symptoms from service to the present and against a finding that any current acquired psychiatric disorder is related to his military service.

The Board found no evidence of a diagnosed acquired psychiatric disorder or PTSD in service, and the Veteran's current symptoms are not linked to his military service. The claim for service connection was denied.

The Board has remanded the case for further development and consideration of the Veteran's claims, including service connection for variously diagnosed psychiatric disorders, cervical spine arthritis, hypertension, heart disorder, and left leg arthritis, as well as a compensable rating for residuals of a left tibia injury.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including chondromalacia of the patellae, urinary tract infection, sinusitis, epidymitis, bronchitis, left ear hearing loss, tinnitus, rash (including tinea), and an acquired psychiatric disorder. The evidence submitted since the March 1989 RO decision is not new or material to reopen these claims.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining VA and private treatment records, scheduling a VA psychiatric examination, and considering the Veteran's claim of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD due to personal trauma.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including a new VA examination to determine if the Veteran currently has bi-polar disorder and whether any found psychiatric condition pre-existed service or was aggravated by service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a left knee disability, bilateral hearing loss, and an acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD, depression, anxiety, and dementia), finding that the evidence did not support these claims.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to the need to verify if he set foot in Vietnam during his active duty.

The Board finds that the Veteran's claimed in-service stressors are supported by credible evidence and his current PTSD diagnosis is related to these events. The left knee disability was not incurred during service.

The Board has remanded the case due to additional evidence being obtained and the need for clarification of stressor information, as well as obtaining SSA records and clarifying treatment dates. The Veteran is also requested to provide more detailed information about his alleged stressors and postservice seizures.

The Board found that the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, was not incurred in or aggravated by active military service.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete records and the need for further development of the Veteran's service connection claim.

The Veteran's sleep disorder, memory loss, and chronic tiredness are attributable to her service-connected chronic fatigue syndrome. Therefore, these conditions are not considered manifestations of an undiagnosed illness incurred in or aggravated by service.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining service personnel records and verifying the Veteran's duty status during his periods of active and inactive duty. The Veteran is seeking service connection for a lumbar spine disorder and an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining Social Security disability records and VA treatment records. The case will be readjudicated after the requested information has been obtained.

The Board found no evidence of a right knee injury or chronic disability during service, and the weight of the evidence does not establish a link between current right knee symptoms and service. The claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder is pending as it encompasses all currently diagnosed conditions.