Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2014

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of PTSD as defined under DSM-IV criteria. Therefore, service connection for PTSD is denied.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been denied. The Board has reopened his claim of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, but the evidence is not sufficient to establish a current disability or link it to military service.

The Board has determined that a VA examination is needed to determine if the Veteran has an acquired psychiatric disability related to his service, including schizophrenia. The case will be remanded for this purpose.

The Board has determined that there is no evidence to support a diagnosis of PTSD and finds that the Veteran's depressive disorder is not related to service.,The VA examiner concluded that ED was more likely due to the Veteran's age rather than his diabetes or any medication used to treat it.

The Board denied service connection for schizophrenia, finding that the evidence did not establish a nexus between the current disability and any period of active duty or training.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development, including obtaining VA clinical records and SSA records. The claim will be re-adjudicated after these actions are completed.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development to obtain missing VA treatment records and to ensure all necessary actions have been completed.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development of his claims, including obtaining SSA records and service personnel records from Fort Gordon and Landstuhl Regional Medical Center.

The Board finds that the Veteran does not have an acquired psychiatric disorder and thus denies his claim for service connection.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development, including a VA examination and Social and Industrial Survey. The issues are whether he can establish service connection for his acquired psychiatric disorder as secondary to his service-connected disabilities and if his service-connected disabilities preclude him from obtaining and maintaining substantially gainful employment.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's schizophrenia is related to psychiatric symptoms in service and grants service connection for this condition.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not meet the criteria for SMC based on the need for aid and attendance due to his ability to perform self-care functions, maintain independence in daily activities, and travel alone.

The Veteran's appeal has been dismissed due to his death. The issues of service connection for various conditions have become moot.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining Social Security Administration records and considering an addendum opinion. The Veteran's claim will be reconsidered after this additional development.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder, which is now granted. The Veteran's psychiatric symptoms are related to an in-service stressor of military sexual trauma.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claimed acquired psychiatric disorder, other than PTSD, was not incurred in or aggravated by his military service and is not proximately due to or aggravated by his service-connected PTSD. The claim for an initial disability rating for PTSD prior to November 7, 2013 and from November 7, 2013 has also been denied.

The Board has determined that there is no current diagnosis of PTSD, and the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder does not meet the criteria for service connection.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development to address his claims of service connection, compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. � 1151, and TDIU.

The Board has reopened the claims for service connection and granted them, finding new and material evidence that relates to an unestablished fact necessary to substantiate the claim of service connection for ED. The Veteran's ED is etiologically related to his service-connected diabetes mellitus.

The Veteran's right shoulder disability was not related to service and denied.,Sleep apnea and GERD were both found to be due to undiagnosed illnesses associated with the Gulf War, but as these conditions are presumed, no rating is assigned.