Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2013

The Board has remanded the case for additional development and examination to determine if the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder is related to her military service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of PTSD and finds no evidence linking any acquired psychiatric disorder to service. The claim is denied.

The Board denied service connection for left ear hearing loss, tinnitus, and an acquired psychiatric disorder (to include Depression, Anxiety, and Obsessive Compulsive Disorder) as these conditions are not found to be related to service.

The Veteran's major depression and schizoaffective disorder are service-connected, but his PTSD claim is denied.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has not been submitted to reopen claims for service connection for pyorrhea of the gums, schizophrenia, glaucoma, left eye blindness, bilateral upper extremity peripheral neuropathy, bilateral lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, and amputation, middle finger, left hand. As such, these claims are denied.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining SSA records and a VA examination to assess the severity of his gastroduodenitis and any relationship between his service-connected condition and his claimed conditions.

The Board found that there is no evidence to support a diagnosis of PTSD and the Veteran's symptoms do not meet the criteria for an acquired psychiatric disorder. Service connection was denied.

The Veteran's service connection claims for PTSD and an acquired psychiatric disorder, other than PTSD (Adjustment Disorder with Anxious Mood), were granted. However, his claim for a low back disability was denied.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss disability. The Veteran's claim of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, is addressed in the REMAND portion of this decision and is REMANDED.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for additional development including obtaining updated VA treatment records and scheduling a new VA psychiatric examination to determine the etiology of any current acquired psychiatric disorder, except PTSD.

The Veteran's claim is being remanded for proper notice and scheduling of a Travel Board hearing at the RO.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling a VA psychiatric examination. The claims of service connection for a psychiatric disorder and entitlement to TDIU will be reconsidered.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder other than anxiety disorder, sarcoidosis, and COPD was denied. The Board found that the evidence did not support a finding of direct service connection.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining VA treatment records and providing a VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of any current acquired psychiatric disability or symptoms.

The Veteran's appeal was dismissed due to the death of the appellant during the pendency of the appeal.

The Board found that the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD was not incurred in or aggravated by service and is not shown to have developed as a result of a service-connected disability. As such, the claim for service connection was denied.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, is being remanded due to the need for a clarifying medical opinion regarding the nature and etiology of any diagnosed psychiatric disorders.

The Board found that the Veteran's current acquired psychiatric disorder is not at least as likely as not due to or aggravated by a service injury, and thus denied his claim for service connection.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disability did not meet the criteria for a rating in excess of 30 percent from August 17, 2006 to November 2, 2008.

The Veteran's claim for TDIU is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including a new VA examination to assess her employment status and functional impairment caused by her service-connected paranoid schizophrenia.