Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2017

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development, including scheduling a VA examination to determine the etiology of his diagnosed psychiatric disorders and eye disability.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including depression and PTSD. Service connection is granted for cervical dystonia. The issue of heat exhaustion residuals and migraine headaches secondary to cervical dystonia are also addressed.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for spinal damage or residuals of a spinal injury, poor hand-eye coordination disability, and psychiatric disorder. The decision found no indication that any current disabilities are related to service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a diagnosed acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, that is related to his military service. The evidence does not support a finding of an in-service stressor and no other event, injury, or disease can be linked to the current condition.

The Board finds that the Veteran's anxiety disorder, NOS is causally or etiologically due to service. Bilateral pes planus was noted on her enlistment examination and did not increase in disability during service.

The Board found that the Veteran does not have a current psychiatric disorder, and even if he did, there is no competent evidence linking it to his military service.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development, including obtaining VA and private psychiatric treatment records and scheduling a VA examination to determine if his current acquired psychiatric disability is causally related to an in-service injury or event. The claim will be readjudicated after the additional development.

The Board has dismissed the appeal concerning the issue of entitlement to service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder as it was affirmed by the Court.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including verifying the Veteran's exposure to herbicides in Thailand and confirming the stressor of witnessing a Caterpillar accident killing four men. The Veteran is also scheduled for VA examinations to determine the nature and etiology of his acquired psychiatric disorder and chronic respiratory disorder.

The Veteran's claims for service connection and TDIU are being remanded due to the need for additional examinations, development of records, and consideration of his claims.

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, excluding PTSD. The Veteran's anxiety symptoms were found to be related to his service and meet the criteria for a valid diagnosis of anxiety disorder.

The Board found that the Veteran's psychiatric disorder and left elbow disorder are not related to service or service-connected disability, thus denying his claims.

The Board found that the Veteran's appeal of the August 2013 rating decision was not timely received, and thus denied the appeal.

The Board has remanded the case for an addendum opinion to determine if any current psychiatric disorders are causally related to the Veteran's military service. The issues on appeal include entitlement to service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including schizophrenia.

The Board found that service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, left knee disability, and right knee disability is not warranted based on the evidence of record.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, and a sleep disorder secondary to PTSD was denied as there is no current diagnosis of these conditions. The Board found that the evidence did not support a finding of a current disability related to service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, including PTSD, finding that it was not related to his service and did not manifest within one year of separation from service.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, PAD, RLS, and diabetes mellitus, type II have been denied. The Board found that the evidence did not support a finding of service connection for these conditions.

The Veteran's claim of service connection for PTSD was dismissed as a matter of law due to the finality of the November 2011 Board decision. The issue of an initial rating in excess of 50 percent for dysthymia is remanded.

The Veteran's claim to reopen her service connection for PTSD is being remanded due to the need for a videoconference hearing.