Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2014

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for a bilateral knee condition and an acquired psychiatric disorder has been dismissed due to the withdrawal of the issue by his attorney.

The Veteran's psychiatric disability is found to be the result of disease or injury incurred in service, and thus service connection is granted.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus and an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, depression, anxiety, and bipolar disorder. The decision is mixed as it grants both conditions but does not specify the exact nature of the psychiatric disorder.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD and an acquired psychiatric disability other than PTSD, to include depressive disorder. The evidence did not support a diagnosis of PTSD based on a corroborated in-service stressor, nor was there any evidence linking the claimed psychiatric disabilities to active service.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including a VA examination to determine if any currently diagnosed psychiatric disorder is caused by service or aggravated during service.

The Board has granted service connection for migraines, TBI residuals including migraine headaches, and PTSD. The Veteran's claims are based on new evidence that was not previously considered.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a current disability for which service connection can be granted. The claims are therefore denied.

The Board has remanded the case due to additional development needed, including a VA examination and notification of alternative forms of evidence.

The Veteran's claim for PTSD was denied as there is no current diagnosis of PTSD in accordance with the DSM-IV.,Service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD, to include depression, was also denied due to lack of evidence linking the condition to service.

The Veteran's claims for service connection and TDIU are being remanded due to the need to obtain additional medical records and complete further development.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling examinations. The Veteran's claims will be reconsidered based on the new evidence.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for acquired psychiatric disorders, including schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorder, is being remanded to obtain additional medical records and provide a new VA examination.

The Board has reopened the claim of service connection for PTSD due to new and material evidence. The claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, bilateral hearing loss, and residuals of a spontaneous pneumothorax are pending. The claim for a compensable rating for residuals of a spontaneous pneumothorax is denied.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim of service connection for chronic undifferentiated schizophrenia and granted service connection for paranoid schizophrenia, finding that new evidence supports a nexus between the Veteran's current diagnosis and his military service.

The Veteran's claims for right ear hearing loss and an acquired psychiatric disorder were denied. The claim for left ear hearing loss is pending.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, to include schizophrenia, is not related to his first period of military service and pre-existed his second period of service. The Board also found no evidence of aggravation during his second period of service.

The Board found that the Veteran's low back disorder and acquired psychiatric disorder were not incurred or aggravated by service, and denied both claims.

The Veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for a psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, and TDIU is being remanded due to the need for additional development.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development, including verification of his periods of Active Duty Training (ADT) and Inactive Duty Training (IDT), confirmation of the date of his heart attack, and a medical opinion regarding whether his coronary artery disease began during ADT service.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, is being remanded due to the inadequacy of the January 2009 VA examination and opinion. The examiner did not address criteria B, C, D, E, and F of the DSM-IV for a PTSD diagnosis as well as the Veteran's assertions regarding an in-service stressor involving Cuba.