Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2012

The Veteran was granted service connection for residuals of a left nephrectomy and partial ureterectomy.,Service connection was also granted for Addison's disease, which the Board found to be related to the Veteran's renal condition. However, it was determined that Addison's disease is not secondary to any service-connected disability.,The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder was also granted service connection, with the Board finding no evidence of a direct relationship to service.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development, including obtaining VA treatment records and scheduling a VA examination to determine the etiology of his psychiatric disorders.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim of service connection for schizophrenia and is granting it, based on new evidence provided since the last denial in 2008.

The Board has found that the Veteran's claimed conditions did not become manifest during service or are otherwise related to his military service, and thus denied all of the claims for service connection.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disability, including PTSD and schizophrenia. The new evidence received since the July 2005 rating decision raises a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claim. Service connection is granted.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, mental pain, and depression, is related to his active duty service.

The Board found that the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorders, including schizophrenia and major depressive disorder, were not incurred in or aggravated by active duty service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a right inguinal hernia, low back disability, and an acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD, schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder).

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for reopening his service connection claim for schizophrenic reactions, paranoid type due to lack of new and material evidence.

The Board found that the Veteran's psychiatric disability, to include PTSD, was not incurred in or aggravated by active military service and may not be presumed to have been so incurred. The claim for service connection is therefore denied.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for a video conference hearing. The claims of service connection are still pending and will be addressed after the hearing.

The Board has reopened the claims for service connection for cervical spine, thoracic spine, and low back disabilities. The decision is mixed as some issues were granted while others were not.

The Veteran's appeal involves multiple conditions, including an acquired psychiatric disability, a right knee and leg disability (claimed as arthritis), a skin rash, and swollen lymph nodes. The issues are about service connection for these conditions, but the nature of the appeal is unclear due to missing or incomplete records.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, specifically schizophrenia, is service-connected as it first manifested during active duty service and is related to his military duties.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including provision of an adequate VA examination and consideration of updated treatment records.

The Board has ordered the RO/AMC to obtain records from the Veteran's hospitalization in Germany for psychiatric purposes. The case is now remanded for further development and readjudication.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD, a psychiatric disorder other than PTSD, and a cervical spine disorder were not granted. The Board found that the evidence did not meet the criteria for these conditions.

The Veteran seeks service connection for PTSD and an acquired psychiatric disorder. The case is being remanded to obtain updated VA treatment records, conduct a VA examination, and determine the nature and etiology of any current psychiatric disorders.

The Board has found that new and material evidence has been received to reopen the Veteran's claim of service connection for a psychiatric disorder, which was previously denied in 2005. The case is remanded for further development.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including verification of stressors and a VA examination to determine if PTSD is due to service. The claim will be reconsidered after these steps.