Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2014

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection were granted, with effective dates set at November 30, 2012.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including PTSD stressor verification and a VA examination to determine if the Veteran has an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, at any time since his claim in February 2008. The examiner is asked to provide opinions regarding whether the Veteran's claimed stressors are consistent with service and related to his symptoms.

The Veteran's claim for nonservice-connected pension benefits was denied as he did not have qualifying military service during a period of war. The Board also found that the Veteran should be afforded VA examinations and opinions to determine whether his current respiratory disability, hearing loss, and other disabilities are related to service.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development, including a VA psychiatric examination to determine the nature and etiology of any diagnosed psychiatric disorders, with particular focus on whether PTSD can be diagnosed and if so, whether it is related to service.

The Veteran's claim of service connection for PTSD has been reopened and granted.,Service connection is also granted for right hearing loss.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including depression, is not found to be related to his service-connected bilateral hearing loss disability. The case is being remanded for further examination and opinion.

The Board found that the Veteran does not have a current psychiatric disorder, and therefore denied his claim for service connection.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development and consideration of the claims, including a review by the Veteran's representative.

The Board found that the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, specifically schizophrenia, did not have its onset during active service and is not otherwise related to service. The right knee disability was also denied as there was no evidence of a chronic right knee disability having its onset during active service or being otherwise related to service.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development of his medical records, including from non-VA providers. The claims will be re-adjudicated after the records are obtained.

The Board found that the evidence received since the September 1988 rating decision is not new and material, thus denying the reopening of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability.

The Board denied service connection for PTSD and psychiatric disability other than PTSD, finding that the Veteran did not meet the diagnostic criteria for PTSD and that any psychiatric disability(ies) other than PTSD were first diagnosed many years after discharge from service.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for additional development, including obtaining a VA mental health examination and reviewing outstanding treatment records. The claim will be reconsidered based on the new evidence.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims due to the need for additional development, including obtaining medical records and verifying stressors. The Veteran is diagnosed with various psychiatric disorders and may require a VA examination to determine if any are related to service.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining medical records and conducting VA examinations to determine the nature and etiology of any psychiatric disorder and back disorder.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining VA and private medical records, as well as a new VA examination to determine the etiology of his kidney disability, hypertension, and acquired psychiatric disability.

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, and the TDIU issue is remanded for readjudication.

The Veteran has been granted service connection for schizophrenia, a psychiatric disability. However, the issue of essential tremors is pending and its relationship to service is unclear.,Essential tremor was not diagnosed until after service, and there is no evidence linking it to military service.

The Veteran's claims for a kidney disorder and an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, were denied as there is no evidence of such conditions during service or due to herbicide exposure. The Board found that the Veteran does not have current diagnoses of these disorders.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a lumbar spine disability and an acquired psychiatric disorder, finding that the evidence did not support granting these claims based on secondary service connection. The rating for residuals of a left knee injury was also denied.