Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2013

The Board has remanded the case to schedule a Travel Board hearing for the Veteran due to his failure to appear at an earlier hearing.

The VA denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, finding that there was no evidence of an in-service stressor and thus no basis to grant service connection.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining missing VA records and conducting medical examinations to determine the nature and etiology of his claimed disabilities.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining medical records and service personnel records. The issues of entitlement to service connection are inextricably intertwined with the issues of alcoholism as secondary to a service-connected disability, bladder disability, stomach disability, scrotum/testicular disability, and acquired psychiatric disability.

The Board has remanded the case due to scheduling issues for a videoconference hearing at the RO in St. Paul, Minnesota.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD is granted. The Board finds that the Veteran has a diagnosis of PTSD related to a confirmed stressor during his active service.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining service personnel records and treatment records from the Providence VAMC. The Veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disability will be reconsidered based on the new evidence.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder and hypertension are found to be related to service, thus granting service connection for both conditions.

The Board has remanded the case for further action, including scheduling a video conference hearing and verifying the Veteran's current mailing address.

The Board has determined that there is no current diagnosis of a psychiatric disorder in the claims file throughout the appeal period. The Veteran's skin disorder was diagnosed, but the VA examiner opined it is not related to military service.

The Board has granted service connection for PTSD, which constitutes a complete grant of the Veteran's claim. The other issues related to an acquired psychiatric disability and a respiratory disability are remanded.

The Veteran's current diagnoses of PTSD and Major Depressive Disorder are found to be causally related to service, granting service connection for these conditions.

The Veteran is unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation due to his service-connected PTSD with alcoholism and organic mental disorder, which combined rating of 100% effectively precludes him from obtaining employment.

The Veteran's appeal is denied as he lacks the mental capacity to handle VA funds due to his schizophrenia and substance abuse.

The Veteran does not have a currently diagnosed psychiatric disability, including PTSD and depression. The Board finds that the appeal for service connection for these conditions is denied.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded to obtain additional medical records and for further development of her employment history. The issues include service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD, a higher rating for PTSD, and TDIU.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining treatment records and scheduling VA examinations to determine the nature of the Veteran's respiratory disorder and whether she developed PTSD due to military sexual trauma.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD has been granted. The Board found that the evidence was at least in equipoise as to whether the Veteran had a current diagnosis of PTSD, related to his military service.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for diabetes mellitus, type 2 and an acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD and depression) was denied as there is no credible evidence of in-service exposure to herbicides or other potential causative factors.

The Board finds that the Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of a jaw disorder and there is no competent medical evidence linking any diagnosed jaw disability to service. The claim for service connection for a jaw disorder is denied.