Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2014

The case is being remanded for further development and consideration of the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Veteran's petition to reopen his claim for service connection for a nervous condition was denied in August 2002. He submitted new and material evidence, including VA treatment records showing a current diagnosis of PTSD, which led the Board to grant his request to reopen the claim.,Service connection is granted for an acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD), bilateral lower extremity cold injury residuals, and left ear hearing loss.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims of entitlement to service connection for bilateral knee disorders and an acquired psychiatric disorder, finding that there was no evidence of a relationship between any right or left knee disorder or psychiatric condition and his military service.

The Veteran's claims for service connection and increased rating were denied. The Board found that new and material evidence had not been received to reopen the claim of service connection for a psychiatric disorder, and that there was no evidence of a cervical disorder or bilateral hip/knee/shoulder/ankle disorders related to active service.

The Board has recharacterized the issue as entitlement to service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD. The case is REMANDED due to incomplete medical records and the need for a VA examination.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining service treatment records and verifying the appellant's period of active duty for training (ACDUTRA) or inactive duty for training (INACDUTRA).

The Board finds that the Veteran's claimed disabilities, including residuals of a head injury, left shoulder disability, lumbar spine disability, right hip disability, and acquired psychiatric disability, did not have their onset during active service or are otherwise related to such service. The evidence does not support a finding of in-service incurrence or continuity of symptoms since service.

The Board found that the March 3, 1983 rating decision denying service connection for a psychiatric disorder (including PTSD) was not based on clear and unmistakable error. The evidence of record at that time did not support granting service connection.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded to obtain additional medical records and provide new examinations for his psychiatric and hearing loss disabilities. The claims will be reconsidered after the requested development.

The Veteran seeks an effective date prior to July 19, 2007 for the grant of service connection for a psychiatric disability. The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence to determine when her entitlement arose.

The Board has granted service connection for GERD as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD. The skin disability was not found to be related to Agent Orange exposure or service-connected conditions.

The Board found that the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder existed prior to his military service and was not aggravated by service, thus denying service connection.

The Board has remanded the case due to the Veteran's request for a videoconference hearing.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for a back disability and an acquired psychiatric disorder have been denied as there is no evidence of these conditions during his active duty service, or that they are related to any service-connected disabilities.,VA has also determined that the Veteran does not meet the criteria for initial compensable evaluations for his service-connected burn scars.

The Veteran seeks service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, claimed as PTSD. The RO denied this claim in January 2009 and the case is now being remanded for further development.

The Veteran does not have tinnitus, a bilateral knee disability, colon polyps, hypertension, PTSD, or diabetic peripheral neuropathy that is related to active service.,There is no evidence of any diagnosed disabilities in the claims file and no medical opinion linking these conditions to service.

The Veteran's service-connected acquired psychiatric disability has been manifested by occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity throughout the period on appeal, warranting a 50 percent rating as of May 19, 2009.

The Veteran is not diagnosed with any additional psychiatric disability other than PTSD, and thus service connection for a psychiatric disorder other than PTSD cannot be granted.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and sleep apnea were denied as there is no evidence of a verified in-service stressor or exposure to fumes, and the preponderance of the evidence does not support a finding that these conditions are related to his military service.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's back disability as secondary to his service-connected left ankle disability. The psychiatric claim remains pending.