Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2012

The Board has determined that the Veteran's tinnitus is due to service, and his claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder including PTSD and/or depression is granted.

The Board has determined that additional development is needed to properly adjudicate the Veteran's claims for service connection for Hepatitis C and an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD. This includes obtaining relevant treatment records from VA facilities and ensuring proper verification of claimed stressors.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder, including schizophrenia, as his condition is not shown to have been incurred in or aggravated by active duty.

The Veteran's claims for PTSD, an acquired psychiatric disability other than PTSD, and residuals of a TBI and concussion were denied as there is no diagnosis of PTSD in accordance with DSM-IV criteria. The Board found that the Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of PTSD.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete records and requests for additional information from the Social Security Administration.

The Board has remanded the case due to scheduling issues for a hearing before the Travel Board. The appeal is not yet decided on its merits.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development including obtaining verification of in-service exposure and a VA examination to determine if any current psychiatric disorder is related to service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not meet the diagnostic criteria for PTSD and therefore, service connection for PTSD is denied. The claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD remains pending.

The Veteran's schizophrenia renders him unable to secure and follow a substantially gainful occupation, meeting the criteria for an extraschedular TDIU.

The Board is remanding the case to determine if new and material evidence has been received to reopen a claim of service connection for schizoid personality, to include schizophrenia. The Veteran's competency will also be assessed.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's PTSD is related to his active service, and thus grants service connection for this condition. The status of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability other than PTSD remains unknown due to insufficient information.

The Veteran's claims for increased rating and TDIU are being remanded due to the need for additional VA outpatient mental health treatment records and Social Security Administration disability benefits records.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, including PTSD, anxiety, depression, and adjustment disorder was denied. The Board found no evidence of a personality disorder that could be reopened due to new and material evidence.

The Board has not determined the service connection status for schizophrenia or arthritis of knees and ankles due to lack of new and material evidence. The claims are considered 'mixed' as some issues were granted while others were denied.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD and bipolar disorder was denied. The Board also found that the criteria for a rating in excess of 10 percent for bilateral hearing loss from April 15, 2004 through June 14, 2011 were not met, but remanded the issue of entitlement to a rating in excess of 30 percent for bilateral hearing loss from June 15, 2011.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including bipolar disorder and subclinical PTSD. The claim was reopened due to new evidence provided by the Veteran.

The Board has vacated its January 2012 decision denying service connection for a psychiatric disorder, including PTSD. The Veteran's radiculopathy of the right lower extremity is currently rated noncompensably disabling.

The Board finds that the Veteran's COPD and psychiatric disability are not related to his active service or proximately due to, the result of, or aggravated by his service-connected asthma. As such, entitlement to service connection for these conditions is denied.

The Board has remanded the case due to the Veteran not appearing at a previously scheduled Travel Board hearing. The case is now pending for another hearing.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, specifically simple phobia/claustrophobia, is related to his military service and grants service connection for this condition.