Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2014

The Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and MDD, were granted. However, the claim for tuberculosis was denied as there is no evidence of active TB during or within three years after service.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining VA treatment records and Social Security Administration (SSA) disability determination records. The Veteran's claims for service connection for gastrointestinal disorder, psychiatric disorder, and dental disorder are also being addressed.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to the need to obtain additional medical records and an examination.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling VA examinations to assess his hypertension, acquired psychiatric disorder, and coronary artery disease.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development of his claims, including obtaining missing medical records and seeking addendum opinions from VA examiners.

The Board finds that the Veteran does not meet the diagnostic criteria for PTSD and his mood disorder is due to general medical condition related to colonic disease. Therefore, service connection for a psychiatric disability is denied.

The Veteran's claims for service connection were denied as she failed to report to VA examinations and her claimed conditions are not shown to be related to her military service.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and found that the Veteran was not entitled to a TDIU based on his service-connected left shoulder disability. The claim for service connection is denied as there is no evidence of a nexus between the claimed condition and active duty or service-connected conditions.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including a medical opinion on whether the Veteran met the VA insanity criteria during his AWOL period. The issues of service connection for a psychiatric disorder and entitlement to TDIU are intertwined with the issue of the character of the Veteran's second period of service.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, and alcohol abuse as secondary to PTSD was denied. The Board found no current diagnosis of any psychiatric disability in the record.

The Board has dismissed the appeal due to the Veteran's death, and no further action can be taken on this case.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and depression, finding that the Veteran's condition did not meet the DSM-IV criteria for a diagnosis of PTSD. The Court found no evidence to support a stressor related to his service in Vietnam.

The Board finds that the preponderance of evidence does not support a finding of current PTSD or any other psychiatric disorder, and thus service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder is denied.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a current diagnosed acquired psychiatric disorder or hemorrhoids, and therefore service connection for these conditions is denied.

The Board finds that the Veteran does not have a separate sleep disorder, and his symptoms are associated with his service-connected anxiety disorder. Therefore, he is denied service connection for sleep apnea.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the failure to notify him of a scheduled VA examination for PTSD and an insufficient record regarding his Crohn's disease. The case will be returned to the Board after further development.

The Board has determined that the evidence is at least in equipoise as to whether the Veteran's current tinnitus and acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, are related to his military service. As such, service connection for these conditions is granted.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for schizophrenia, finding that his psychiatric disability is related to his in-service head injury and subsequent manifestations of the same.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for the grant of nonservice-connected pension benefits was denied as there is no evidence that he filed a retroactive claim within one year from when he became permanently disabled.

The Veteran's schizophrenia has not resulted in more than occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity, and he is unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation.