Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2016

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including Anxiety Disorder, NOS with subclinical features of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder and Generalized Anxiety, and Depressive Disorder, NOS, is found to be service-connected. The Board also finds that the Veteran has current diagnoses for his back, wrists, and shoulders conditions.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not meet the criteria for service connection for any of the claimed conditions, including right foot pain, left leg pain, inability to walk fast, inability to put pressure on fingers, right ankle disability, back disability, tendonitis of the left elbow, bilateral hearing loss disorder, psychiatric disability (claimed as bipolar disorder), diabetes mellitus, visual acuity disorder (claimed as secondary to diabetes mellitus), peripheral neuropathy of the upper extremities (claimed as secondary to diabetes mellitus), and kidney failure (claimed as secondary to diabetes mellitus).

The Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and a skin disorder were denied. The Board found no current disability related to the claimed conditions, with the exception of the skin disorders which are presumed due to Agent Orange exposure.

The Board found that the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disabilities, including schizophrenia and major depressive disorder, were not related to his military service or a service-connected disability.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disability, diagnosed as schizophrenia, is not shown to have been incurred in service or to be related to his TBI. The partial dysgeusia was also not shown to be related to any service-connected condition.

The Board found that the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder was not incurred or aggravated in service and is not proximately caused by his service-connected disabilities.

The Board found that the Veteran does not have an acquired psychiatric disorder related to his service and denied the claim.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for a supplemental VA examination to address the in-service symptoms of headaches and fainting, which may be manifestations of her PTSD.

The Board has determined that the July 1979 and April 1980 rating decisions denying service connection for anxiety reaction and schizophrenia contained CUE. The Veteran's right shoulder disability is now considered to be related to his service-connected right wrist disability, as evidenced by new evidence submitted since the August 1995 rating decision.

The Veteran's schizophrenia, a form of psychosis, was manifested within one year of his separation from active service and is therefore presumed to be service-connected.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for tinnitus and an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, are being remanded due to the need for additional development of evidence.

The Veteran's service from January 1991 to April 8, 1994 is dishonorable for VA purposes and denied for service connection. The Veteran does not have a diagnosed psychiatric disorder, dizziness, or digestive disorder that is related to his military service.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for an evaluation in excess of 70 percent prior to March 5, 2012, for a service-connected psychiatric disability.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining VA and private treatment records, scheduling a new VA examination, and obtaining an opinion regarding whether MDS is related to service exposure to herbicides.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claimed in-service stressor is not credible and there is no evidence of a service-connected acquired psychiatric disorder or bilateral foot fungus disorder. The claim for service connection is therefore denied.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including an acquired psychiatric disorder, diabetes mellitus, hypertension, arteriosclerotic heart disease, and peripheral neuropathies are denied as the evidence does not support a finding that any of these conditions were incurred or aggravated by active duty service.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, is denied as there is no current evidence of a disability.

The Board found that the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder did not clearly and unmistakably exist prior to service, was not shown to be related to active service, and concluded that it is not service-connected.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal before a decision was made by the Board.

The Board finds that the Veteran's COPD and PTSD are not service connected as there is no evidence of a nexus between these conditions and his military service.