Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2013

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disability, finding no evidence of such a condition during the pendency of the claim.

The Board denied service connection for hypertension, an acquired psychiatric disorder including depression and major depressive disorder, and sickle cell trait as the Veteran's claims were not supported by evidence of onset during or within one year after active duty.,There is no credible evidence linking any of these conditions to service.

The Veteran seeks service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including schizophrenia (paranoid type), psychosis, and depressive disorder. The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete records and a need for further medical examination.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for peripheral neuropathy of the upper extremities, a bladder condition, acid reflux, infection of the hands, and a psychiatric disability (to include PTSD) as secondary to his service-connected type II diabetes mellitus. The claim for erectile dysfunction was granted.

The Veteran's appeal has been dismissed due to his death while the appeal was pending before the Board.

The Board has remanded the case for further development and to be sent a supplemental statement of the case (SSOC) at the Veteran's current address.

The Veteran's appeal was denied as his service-connected conditions did not warrant a higher rating or additional service connection. The scar of the left parietal area of the scalp, while present, did not meet the criteria for a compensable rating under the applicable diagnostic codes.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining VA treatment records and a psychiatric examination.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and determined that new evidence received since the August 2006 denial supports a causal relationship between her current mental health conditions and her military service. The Veteran is therefore granted service connection.

The Veteran's claims for sleep apnea, asthma, hypertension, skin cancer, knot on left leg (shin), and Meniere's disease were denied as they are not shown to be causally or etiologically related to his active duty service.

The Board has dismissed the appeals for entitlement to service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and a skin disability due to withdrawal of these claims by the appellant's attorney prior to the promulgation of a decision.

The Board found that the Veteran's low back disability existed prior to his second period of service and was not aggravated by military service. The acquired psychiatric disorder is attributed to the Veteran's willful misconduct, specifically alcohol and drug abuse.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for verification of all periods of service and obtaining any missing service treatment records.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and a skin disability are being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling VA examinations.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the failure of a scheduled Travel Board hearing. The case will be returned for further action.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate examination and needs further development, including a new VA medical examination.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an innocently acquired psychiatric disorder as secondary to his service-connected low back disability was denied. The Board found that the evidence did not show a causal relationship between the claimed psychiatric disorder and his period of active service or any service-connected condition.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining updated VA treatment records and requesting an opinion from a VA gastroenterologist regarding whether the Veteran's service-connected hepatitis C alone renders him unable to obtain or maintain gainful employment. The TDIU claim is also being referred for extraschedular consideration.

The Board has remanded the case for attempts to be made to obtain and associate with the claims file any outstanding mental health service records in compliance with the Court's April 2012 order granting the parties' JMR. If additional records are obtained, an addendum medical opinion should reflect consideration of this additional information.

The Veteran's preexisting allergic asthma was aggravated by service, and the Board finds that service connection is warranted for this condition.