Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2012

The Board found no evidence of an acquired psychiatric disorder or sleep disorder due to service and concluded that the Veteran's current conditions are not related to his military service.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, shortness of breath, tinea pedis, and hiatal hernia with gastroesophageal reflux disease have been granted. The effective date is not specified.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD. The evidence does not show that the Veteran currently suffers from PTSD or any other psychiatric condition related to his active duty service.

The Board found no evidence of a diagnosed PTSD related to service, and the Veteran's current psychiatric conditions are not shown to be due to his military service.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims due to incomplete development and requests for additional evidence.

The Board has determined that additional development is needed before the claims can be fully adjudicated. This includes obtaining VA treatment records and any medical and legal documents pertaining to the Veteran's application for Social Security Administration (SSA) disability benefits.

The Veteran's schizophrenia, manifested by social avoidance, isolation, anger, auditory hallucinations, and paranoid thinking, has been found to more nearly approximate a disability picture that warrants a 70 percent rating.

The Board found that the Veteran's current psychiatric disabilities are not related to service, including a personal assault during service.

The Veteran's seizure disorder is rated at 80 percent, and he has service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder. The Board granted the claims for these conditions based on secondary service connection.

The Board found that the Veteran's current acquired psychiatric disorder and cubital tunnel syndrome of the left hand are not proximately due to or the result of his service-connected left shoulder disability.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disability, to include PTSD, has been reopened. The Board finds new and material evidence sufficient to reopen the claim. However, there is no competent medical evidence of record showing a current diagnosis or in-service incurrence of a bilateral knee disability.

The Veteran's increased rating claim for the left clavicle and service connection claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD) were both granted. The Veteran is now rated at 20% for his left clavicle disability, effective from the date of the decision.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including a VA examination and review of relevant medical records. The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD will be reconsidered based on the new evidence.

The Veteran's claim is being remanded to obtain additional VA treatment records and for further development.

The Veteran's appeal concerning entitlement to service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, is dismissed as service connection for this condition was already granted and there remains no justiciable case or controversy before the Board at this time.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for schizophrenia is granted, as the evidence supports that he incurred this condition during his military service.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to the need for additional development, including obtaining SSA records.

The Board denied the reopening of a claim for service connection for schizophrenia, finding that new and material evidence had not been received to establish the condition was incurred in or aggravated by military service.

The Board has remanded the case for further development due to insufficient evidence and a need for additional medical opinions.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, was denied as there is no current evidence of a diagnosed condition.