Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2013

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for schizophrenia and refractive error of the eyes, and retinal detachment, right eye. The evidence received since the September 1984 decision is not new and material.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded to the RO for additional development of his claims, including obtaining medical records and arranging for examinations to determine the nature and etiology of his claimed disabilities.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining employment records and psychiatric treatment records. The Veteran's hearing loss and tinnitus are being evaluated to determine if they are related to service, specifically noise exposure and head injuries. A VA examination is also needed to assess whether the Veteran meets the criteria for a current psychiatric disorder, particularly PTSD.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims of entitlement to service connection for hepatitis C, a psychiatric disorder including bipolar disorder, and ADHD. The evidence did not establish that these conditions were incurred or aggravated by service.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining VA treatment records and Social Security Administration disability determination. The Veteran will undergo a VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of his claimed acquired psychiatric disorders.

The Board found that the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder is not related to her service or any service-connected disability, and thus denied her claim.

The Board finds that the Veteran's reported symptoms of a nervous condition during service, as well as his current psychiatric disorder, are related to his military service and grants service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Board has remanded the case for an addendum medical opinion addressing whether the service-connected right wrist disability has aggravated any psychiatric symptoms, including depression and auditory hallucinations.

The Board found no evidence of a current disability meeting the DSM-IV criteria for PTSD and concluded that there is insufficient medical evidence to support service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD. The Veteran's hypertension was also not shown to be related to active duty service.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining treatment records from the California Department of Corrections and scheduling a VA examination.

The Veteran's appeal has been withdrawn prior to the Board issuing a decision.

The Veteran's appeal has been withdrawn, and his claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, is denied as there is no evidence of a stressor related to combat. The claims for other conditions are also denied.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including PTSD, hypertension, a back disorder, leiomyosarcoma, and diabetes mellitus, were denied. The Board found no evidence of in-service injury or disease related to these conditions, nor any herbicide exposure that could relate the current disabilities to service.

The Veteran's claims are being remanded for additional development, including obtaining VA treatment records and arranging for a VA examination to assess the current severity of his service-connected PTSD and to determine whether any diagnosed cervical spine disorder is related to his military service.

The Board found that the Veteran's claimed psychiatric disorder did not have its onset during service and could not be presumed to have been incurred due to exposure to Agent Orange or other environmental factors. The evidence does not support a finding of chronicity of symptoms, as there is no medical record indicating a continuous period of symptomatology since service.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete records and a need to obtain additional information from the Veteran. The claim for service connection for schizophrenia is being considered as new and material evidence has been received.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD was granted. The issue of entitlement to service connection for malaria is being remanded due to the need for additional development.

The Veteran's appeal was dismissed due to his death, and the Board has no jurisdiction to adjudicate the merits of this claim.

The Veteran's depressive disorder is manifested by deficiencies in most areas, such as work, school, family relations, judgment, thinking, or mood, due to symptoms like near-continuous panic or depression, impaired impulse control, spatial disorientation, and difficulty adapting to stressful circumstances. The disability rating of 70 percent has been granted for this condition.

The Board has remanded the case for a new VA examination to determine if any current psychiatric disability is related to service, including an incident where the Veteran had to jump into water to rescue a friend who fell overboard.