Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2014

The Veteran's claims for service connection were denied as there was no evidence of a nexus between the claimed conditions and his military service, including exposure to herbicides.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including scheduling a videoconference hearing at the RO.

The Board denied service connection for a blood disorder, hypertension, and an acquired psychiatric disorder (other than PTSD), finding that the evidence did not establish these conditions were related to the Veteran's military service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's current schizophrenia can be satisfactorily linked to his military service, and thus grants service connection for schizophrenia.

The Veteran's claims for a higher rating for his lumbar spine disability and service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder are being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining medical records and providing clarifying opinions.

The Board has determined that additional development is needed in order to properly adjudicate the Veteran's claims for service connection for tinnitus and an acquired psychiatric disorder. The Veteran will be scheduled for a VA examination, and all outstanding records will be obtained.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of traumatic brain injury and a psychiatric disorder, to include posttraumatic stress disorder, has been denied as there is no probative evidence of TBI or residual thereof in service.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim for service connection for idiopathic scoliosis and granted it. The issue of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder is pending.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, is denied as his period of other than honorable service ended with a bad conduct discharge. The weight of the evidence does not support a finding that his current anxiety symptoms are related to his first period of honorable service.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for sleep apnea is denied as there is no evidence of any in-service injury or disease related to this condition, and the weight of the evidence does not support a finding that his current sleep disorder is related to his first period of honorable service.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claims for service connection for residuals of an inservice TBI and acquired psychiatric disability, but denied his claim for hepatitis C. The decision is mixed as some issues were granted while others were not.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for a new VA examination and consideration of her claims, particularly regarding her service connection for PTSD.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disability, including psychotic symptoms, was manifested to a compensable degree within the first post-service year and is presumed to have had its onset during service.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded to obtain additional service treatment records and VA treatment records, as well as a VA examination for her claimed ear disabilities and psychiatric conditions.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for a hearing before the Board of Veterans' Appeals at a local VA office. Service connection will be reconsidered based on new evidence and claims.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's current diagnosis of an acquired psychiatric disorder, specifically dysthymic disorder, is related to a personal assault during his military service and grants service connection for this condition.

The Veteran seeks an earlier effective date for service connection of schizo-affective schizophrenia and compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 for staph infection residuals as a result of VA medical treatment, but the Board finds that neither claim is warranted based on the evidence.