Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2012

The Veteran's claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 for a lumbar spine disorder secondary to December 12, 2005 colonoscopy was denied as the medical evidence does not show that the Veteran has a qualifying additional disability in the form of a lumbar spine disorder.

The Board has remanded the case to obtain additional medical evidence and to provide a VA mental disorders examination. The Veteran is seeking service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD.

The Board found that the Veteran's current acquired psychiatric disability, to include dysthymia, did not manifest during service and is not related to service. As a result, the claim for service connection was denied.

The Veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, including PTSD, is being remanded due to the need for a VA examination and opinion regarding the etiology of his claimed condition.

The Veteran's service-connected acquired psychiatric disorder rendered him unable to secure and follow substantially gainful employment as of February 9, 1996.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a current psychiatric disorder, mycoplasma fermentans disability, or chronic fatigue syndrome due to service. The evidence is against a finding of any such disabilities.

The Veteran does not have a lumbar spine disability attributable to active service and the Board finds that his acquired psychiatric disability is not related to service.

The Board has remanded the case for further development due to a retired VLJ, and the Veteran requested a hearing before a current VLJ at the RO.

The Board has remanded the case due to a change in the hearing officer and the Veteran's request for a new hearing. The claims related to reopening service connection for low back disability, right foot fracture residuals, and an acquired psychiatric condition are still pending.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's hypertension is at least as likely as not aggravated by his service-connected pulmonary tuberculosis and chronic asthmatic bronchitis. Therefore, service connection for hypertension secondary to these conditions is granted.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's injuries in a July 1958 automobile accident were not incurred in the line of duty due to his own willful misconduct. As such, service connection for PTSD, nasal injuries, and sinusitis is denied.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining service verification and private treatment records. The Veteran is also to be scheduled for VA examinations to determine the nature, extent, and etiology of his claimed conditions.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for a psychiatric disorder, and increased ratings for his left rectus femoris disability and left plantar fasciitis were denied. The appeal is not about service connection at all.

The Board found that new and material evidence had been submitted, but it did not establish a nexus between the Veteran's schizophrenia and service. The claim was therefore denied as reopened.

The Veteran's service connection claims for back disability, reactive airway disease with bronchitis (secondary to sinusitis and allergic rhinitis), and psychiatric disability (adjustment disorder with depressed mood) have been granted. The effective date is not specified.

The Board has remanded the case for further development due to incomplete actions and new evidence submitted by the Veteran. The Veteran's claim of service connection for a psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, is pending.

The Board finds that the Veteran's current diagnosis of paranoid schizophrenia is related to his military service and grants service connection for this condition.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining relevant records from various sources.

The Board found that the Veteran's current psychiatric and right knee disabilities were not incurred in or aggravated by service. The acquired psychiatric disorder was not related to his period of active service, nor is it etiologically linked to any incident during service. Similarly, there is no evidence linking the right knee disability to service.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection have been denied as there is no current evidence of a right ear hearing loss disability or an acquired psychiatric disability, including panic disorder and anxiety. The Veteran's hypertension and skin rash disabilities are currently rated appropriately.