Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2013

The Board has determined that the Veteran's paranoid schizophrenia originated during active service and is therefore granted service connection.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a current acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD, and therefore service connection for such is denied.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining VA treatment records and a medical examination to determine if the Veteran's psychiatric disorder is related to his service-connected disabilities or due to fear of hostile military activity. The claim for hypertension will also be reviewed.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability to include PTSD, ED as secondary to an acquired psychiatric disability, and CFS. The Veteran's stressors were not credible due to lack of evidence of service in the Persian Gulf War, and there was no supporting evidence of a nexus between his current conditions and service.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal on the application to reopen a claim of entitlement to service connection for a psychiatric disorder.

The Board denied service connection for schizophrenia and PTSD, finding no evidence of in-service psychiatric problems or continuity of symptomatology. The Veteran's TMJ was also not found to be related to his service-connected condition.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been received to reopen the claims of service connection for a right shoulder disability, a cardiac disability (claimed as chest pain), and a right knee disability. The Veteran's left knee disability is found to be incurred in service, while his back disability may not be presumed due to its lack of onset during service or within one year thereafter.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, dysthymic disorder, and chronic major depression was denied as her claimed conditions are not related to any period of active duty or inactive duty training.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for hypertension was withdrawn. The claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 for a left knee disorder is denied as there is no evidence of an additional disability caused by participation in the VA compensated work therapy program. Service-connected degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine remains rated at 20 percent.

The Veteran's appeal has been dismissed due to his death before a decision was made by the Board.

The Veteran's current diagnosis of schizophrenia is related to his military service, and the Board has determined that this condition was incurred in active service.

The Veteran's onychomycosis of the feet is found to be a complication of his service-connected diabetes mellitus and thus, service connection for that disorder is granted.

The Board has remanded the case for further development of the record, including obtaining VA treatment records from October 2009 to the present. The Veteran's claim to reopen a service connection claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder (claimed as schizophrenia) is pending.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a current psychiatric disorder, right knee disorder, or cervical spine disorder that is service-connected. The evidence does not support a finding of in-service disease or injury for any of these conditions.

The Board found that the Veteran's current low back disorder and acquired psychiatric disability are not related to his military service.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for a videoconference hearing before the Board of Veterans' Appeals.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been received to reopen the service connection claim for a psychiatric disorder, including as secondary to service-connected disabilities. The Veteran's claim is granted.

The Veteran's appeal was dismissed due to his death, and no service connection decision could be made.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded to obtain additional VA treatment records, schedule him for a VA psychiatric examination, and consider his claim of entitlement to TDIU.

The Board finds that the Veteran's current left foot disability, resulting from a stress fracture sustained during active duty for training (ACDUTRA), is service-connected.