Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2014

The Board has remanded the case for additional development due to outstanding VA medical records. The Veteran's claim for hepatitis C service connection and psychiatric disability reopening will be reviewed after these records are obtained.

The Board has decided to remand the case for additional development, including obtaining medical opinions and records.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, specifically major depressive disorder, is related to his service and grants service connection for this condition.

The Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD or an anxiety disorder. The residuals of the cerebrovascular accident were not manifested during his active military service and are not shown to be causally related to his active military service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's right leg disorder, headaches, and psychiatric disorder (depression) are not service-connected.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to the need for additional VA examinations and development.

The Board has determined that there was clear and unmistakable error in the February 1991 rating decision denying service connection for psychosis or a nervous condition, as the disability existed prior to service and was aggravated by service. The Veteran's psychotic disorder and/or schizophrenia are now granted.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including paranoid schizophrenia. The Veteran's reopened claim is now before the AOJ for further development and readjudication.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's psychiatric disability, specifically schizophrenia, warranted a 100% rating as of October 31, 2007, and no earlier. The effective date for this increased rating is set at October 31, 2007.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss did not first manifest during active duty or within the first post-service year, and is not caused or aggravated by military service. Therefore, service connection for bilateral hearing loss is denied.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining medical records and providing an updated opinion regarding the etiology of his knee disabilities.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including an addendum opinion from the January 2010 examiner to address the onset and etiology of his psychiatric disability.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including a Line of Duty/Misconduct determination and additional psychiatric evaluations to determine if any acquired psychiatric disabilities are related to service.

The Veteran's claim is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining missing service treatment records and any outstanding VA treatment records. The Veteran will be provided a psychiatric examination to determine the nature, etiology, and severity of his diagnosed psychiatric disorders.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded to allow for a Travel Board hearing. The issues on appeal include service connection for various knee disorders, PTSD, traumatic brain injury with headaches, and gastrointestinal disorder.

The VA determined that the Veteran does not have PTSD as a result of his military service and found no evidence to support a diagnosis of major depressive disorder related to service. The Board therefore denied the claim for service connection.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for additional development of his claims, including obtaining service records and medical opinions regarding his claimed conditions.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for gout, hypertension, and a skin disability are denied. The claim for service connection for a left chest cyst is also denied. Service connection is granted for hypertension and a skin disability.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including schizophrenia, paranoid type, schizophreniform disorder, and bipolar disorder. The Board found that these conditions were not incurred in or aggravated by service.

The evidence does not establish a current and chronic PTSD related to service, nor any other psychiatric diagnosis linked to service or a service-connected disability. The Veteran's claim for service connection is denied.