Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2013

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for further development, including a VA psychiatric examination and an additional VA examination of the left knee. The effective date claim will be addressed in a statement of the case.

The Board has remanded the case due to the Appellant's request for a Travel Board hearing, and the case will be returned to the RO after the hearing.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder is being remanded due to his failure to report for a VA examination and the need to obtain additional medical records. A new VA psychiatric examination will be scheduled.

The Board found no evidence to support the Veteran's claims of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, including PTSD, and denied the claim.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD, tingling of the legs, and tinnitus. The new evidence received since the last denial is sufficient to reopen these claims.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for Type II diabetes mellitus and a chronic acquired psychiatric disorder (to include major depressive disorder, depressive disorder not otherwise specified, dysthymic disorder, and PTSD). The objective clinical evidence did not establish onset of these conditions during any period of active military service or a definitive link to specific events occurring during documented periods of ACDUTRA or INACDUTRA.

The Board has remanded the claims for additional development, including obtaining private medical records and scheduling a VA examination. The Veteran's claims are still pending.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's paranoid schizophrenia clearly and unmistakably existed prior to service, and is not aggravated by service. The Veteran's current symptoms of paranoia have been continuous since service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's psychiatric disorder had its onset in service and is therefore granted service connection.

The Veteran's type II diabetes mellitus is presumed to have been incurred in service due to herbicide exposure. The Board has granted the claim for service connection for this condition.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, specifically posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), due to personal assaults in service.

The Board found that the Veteran's current PTSD was not incurred in active military service and denied his claim for service connection.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disability, adjustment disorder with depressed mood, is not related to his service and therefore denied service connection for this condition. The claims of service connection for hepatitis C and a skin disability (claimed as a skin rash) are also denied.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for additional development, including obtaining VA and non-VA psychiatric treatment records, and a VA examination to determine if any current psychiatric disorder had its onset during service or is otherwise etiologically related to the Veteran's service.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining SSA records and VA treatment records. The Veteran will also be provided an opportunity for a current VA examination regarding her service-connected lumbar strain and left ovarian cyst.

The Board has denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including bipolar disorder, panic disorder, mood disorder, and personality disorder. The Veteran's current diagnoses do not meet the criteria for service connection as her acquired psychiatric disorder is considered a direct result of her service-connected personality disorder.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining verification of the appellant's periods of ACDUTRA and INACDUTRA from February 1992 to February 1999. The nonservice-connected pension claim is also inextricably intertwined with this issue.

The Board found that the Veteran's schizophrenia was incurred in service, resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.

The Board found no evidence of a current diagnosis of PTSD and denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD. The Veteran's symptoms were attributed to his personality disorder, which is not considered a disease or injury under VA regulations.

The Board found that the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD and hypertension were not incurred in or aggravated by service, and denied both claims. The Veteran's TDIU claim was also denied as his service-connected disability did not meet the schedular criteria.