Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2017

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining VA treatment records and providing VCAA notice to the Veteran.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorders, including PTSD, OCD, and bipolar disorder, are presumed to have existed prior to service. The Board also found no evidence of aggravation during service for these conditions.

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, to include schizophrenia, dyssomnia, anxiety disorder not otherwise specified (NOS) and psychotic disorder NOS. Service connection was denied for a back disability.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's psychiatric disorder, including anxiety and depression, is secondary to his service-connected IBS. The VA examiners provided opinions supporting this finding.

The Veteran's claims for increased rating and service connection are being remanded due to the need for additional development, including updated VA examinations.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for a videoconference hearing at the RO. The issues include service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, service connection for a chronic kidney disability (secondary to a service-connected condition), and total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, specifically bipolar disorder. The claim for a seizure disorder was denied as there is no diagnosed disability during the appeal period.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining an addendum opinion from a VA psychiatrist regarding the etiology of the Veteran's diagnosed adjustment disorder and ADD.

The Board found no evidence linking the Veteran's claimed psychiatric disorder to his period of service, and thus denied the claim for service connection.

The Board denied service connection for a psychiatric disorder, left gluteus SFW, and scar formation in the left gluteus due to lack of evidence linking these conditions to service.,Service connection was not granted as there is no credible evidence of an in-service injury or disease related to the Veteran's claimed conditions.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, a rating in excess of 20 percent for duodenal ulcer disease with chronic duodenitis on an extraschedular basis, and TDIU were denied. The Board found that the evidence did not support a relationship between the Veteran's depression and his military service.

The Veteran's fibromyalgia claim is denied as it does not meet the criteria for service connection. The acquired psychiatric disorder (to include PTSD) claim is also denied because there is no confirmed inservice stressor and the diagnosed conditions are more likely related to substance abuse rather than service.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disability to include a depressive disorder is service connected as secondary to his service-connected low back disability. His right lower extremity lumbar radiculopathy associated with the low back disability has also been granted service connection.

The Board has remanded the case for further development due to an unsuccessful attempt to verify a period of Active Duty for Training (ACDUTRA) in February and March 1991. The claim will be reconsidered on a de novo basis.

The Board has dismissed the appeal due to the Veteran's death, and no jurisdiction remains for the merits of the case.

The Board found that the Veteran's reports of in-service stressors were not credible and there was no evidence corroborating his alleged stressors. The preponderance of the evidence does not support a finding that a relationship exists between the Veteran's currently diagnosed acquired psychiatric disorder (PTSD) and military service.

The Board found that the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder did not begin during service and was not otherwise caused by his military service.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims of entitlement to service connection for left ear hearing loss, cervical spine disability, a skin disorder of the face and chin, bilateral knee disability, and acquired psychiatric disorders. The Veteran's claim for a compensable rating for eczema of the feet was also denied.

The Veteran asserts that he has an acquired psychiatric disorder, which he describes as PTSD, resulting from his 1991 service in support of Operation Desert Storm. The Board finds the Veteran's combat service is conceded and remands for a new VA examination to determine if the Veteran has an acquired psychiatric disorder related to his service.

The Veteran's appeal includes claims for various conditions and disorders, but the Board is remanding these cases due to procedural issues.