Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2013

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining in-service mental health treatment records and scheduling a VA examination to determine the etiology of any psychiatric disorder other than PTSD.

The Veteran's claim for a TDIU is being remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions regarding the combined effects of his service-connected disabilities on his employability.

The Veteran's appeal has been withdrawn by the appellant, resulting in the dismissal of the case.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, hypertension, and a chronic kidney disorder was denied. The evidence did not establish that these conditions were incurred in or aggravated by service.,No presumptive exposure to Agent Orange, Camp Lejeune, Gulf War Syndrome, or other environmental exposures is claimed.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and a renal disability. The claim of whether new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen a right hip disability claim is pending.

The Board denied the Veteran's petition to reopen his claim of service connection for a psychiatric disorder in July 2002. The decision is final and cannot be reopened without new and material evidence.

The Board found that there is no competent and credible evidence to support the Veteran's claims for service connection of an acquired psychiatric disability, including PTSD, or a migraine headache disability.

The Board has referred the claims of service connection for peptic ulcer disease, a psychiatric disorder to include major depressive disorder and anxiety disorder, and a bilateral leg disability back to the VA Regional Office in San Juan for further development. The case is now REMANDED due to confusion regarding which office should handle the claim.

The Veteran withdrew all issues on appeal prior to the Board's decision.

The Veteran's appeal has been withdrawn due to his satisfaction with the last rating decision.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have current left hip, right wrist, left wrist, or psychiatric disabilities (to include PTSD and depression) due to disease or injury incurred in service. Therefore, service connection for these conditions is denied.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded to the RO for further development, including scheduling a VA examination and obtaining outstanding medical records. The issues of increased rating for schizophrenia and TDIU are also being addressed.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, schizophreniform disorder, and major depressive disorder with psychotic features, is being remanded due to the need for additional development of her medical records.

The Veteran's appeal for an earlier effective date prior to July 9, 1979, for the award of service connection for paranoid-type schizophrenia evaluated as 100 percent disabling has been dismissed due to a previous Board decision and Court affirmance.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus, finding it at least as likely as not that the condition had its onset during active duty. Service connection is denied for back disorder, bilateral hearing loss, and acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Veteran's claim of service connection for a psychiatric disorder other than PTSD has been reopened and granted. The Board found that the evidence is sufficient to establish a current diagnosis of depressive and/or mood disorders related to military service, but not PTSD or any other specific psychiatric condition. Service connection was also granted for bilateral hearing loss disability.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a diagnosis of PTSD related to an in-service stressor and his psychiatric disorders are less likely than not related to any incident in service.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a head injury, psychiatric disorder, eye disorder, headaches, and drug and alcohol abuse. The claims were previously denied in 1988 due to lack of evidence of residual disability from an in-service incident.

The Veteran's service connection claim for obstructive sleep apnea and an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, is granted. The Board finds that the Veteran has a current diagnosis of sleep apnea related to her service-connected disabilities.

The Board has remanded the case for a new VA psychiatric examination to clarify whether the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disability, claimed as depression, is related to his service-connected hepatitis C or due to non-service connected osteoarthritis.