Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2017

The Veteran's cicatricial alopecia (claimed as baldness) is not compensable, but he has been granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability to include PTSD.

The Board denied service connection for a lumbar spine disorder, a right foot disorder, and an acquired psychiatric disorder. The Veteran's current conditions are not considered to be related to his military service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disability other than PTSD is linked to service and grants the claim for service connection.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for pseudofolliculitis barbae and an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and schizophrenia, are being remanded due to the need for additional development.

The Veteran does not have a current disability for the purposes of service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus. The acquired psychiatric disorder, to include depressive disorder, is not related to service.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining her service personnel records and VA medical records. A VA examination will be conducted to determine the nature and etiology of her psychiatric disability, back disability, and costochondritis.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and depression, is being remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions regarding the etiology of his condition.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, was denied as there is no current diagnosis of a psychiatric condition and the in-service stressors are not credible.

The Veteran's claims for service connection were reopened due to the submission of new and material evidence. Service connection is granted for bilateral pes planus, hypertension, heart disorder, respiratory disorder, sinus disorder, lumbar spine disorder, and acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Board found that the Veteran's psychiatric disorder is presumed to have pre-existed service and thus not incurred in or aggravated by service. The remaining issues of service connection for back, bilateral foot, hypertension, joint, and leg disabilities were also denied.

The Board has remanded the case for a new VA examination to determine if the Veteran's TBI, migraine headaches, and psychiatric disorder are related to service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claimed conditions, including schizophrenia and PTSD, were not incurred or aggravated by military service. The claims for alcohol/drug dependence and unspecified personality disorder have been denied as they do not meet the criteria for direct service connection.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for hypertension and PTSD due to outstanding records and need for additional examinations.

The Veteran has withdrawn all issues on appeal, including those seeking service connection for various conditions and disabilities. The Board does not have jurisdiction to further consider these matters.

The Veteran's claim for an effective date earlier than February 13, 2012 for service connection for a nephrosclerosis (claimed as kidney disease) secondary to his acquired mental disorder was denied.,The Veteran's claim for an effective date of October 14, 2011 for service connection for an acquired mental disorder was granted.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, is being remanded due to the need for a new VA examination and consideration of additional evidence.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for asthma, a psychiatric disability (to include depression and anxiety), and hypertension are being remanded due to the need for additional development of the record.

The Veteran's schizophrenia, undifferentiated with a mood disorder, is rated at the highest possible schedular rating of 100 percent for the entire period on appeal. The issue of entitlement to TDIU is moot as the Veteran is already receiving a 100 percent schedular rating for his service-connected disabilities.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's current hypertension and acquired psychiatric disorder are not service-connected, as there is no evidence showing a direct relationship to his military service or any service-connected conditions.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, finding that there is no evidence of in-service exposure to herbicides or other factors linking these conditions to his military service.