Acquired psychiatric disorder Board decisions

The Veteran's claims for various conditions were denied as they did not meet the criteria for presumptive service connection due to Persian Gulf War exposure or other qualifying chronic disability.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including bilateral shoulder disability, arm and wrist disability, neck disability, back disability, leg disability (including varicose veins and blood clots), lung disability, acquired psychiatric disorder (PTSD, anxiety, memory loss, sleep disorder), and hip disability. The Board found the evidence did not support a link between these conditions and service.

The Board has granted service connection for diabetes mellitus, loss of use of penile functionality, cardiac disease, an acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD, and hepatocellular carcinoma due to presumed exposure to herbicide agents during service in Thailand. The effective date is not specified as the claim was granted based on presumptive service connection.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for additional development, including obtaining missing service treatment records and VA medical records. The issues of service connection for psychiatric disorders (including PTSD) and sleep apnea are also being addressed.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder has been reopened due to the submission of new and material evidence. The Board is now considering whether his current psychiatric disorders are related to his active duty service.

The Board has dismissed all service connection claims as the Veteran died during the appeal process.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, finding that there was no credible evidence linking his current symptoms to service.

The Veteran's claim for SMC for aid and attendance due to service-connected schizophrenia is remanded because the May 2013 VA examination did not address his inability to take care of himself, and a new examination is needed.

The Veteran's chronic schizophrenia is granted as service connected, with no issues on appeal and the condition was related to his active military service.

The Board denied service connection for a sino-nasal disorder and an initial rating in excess of 50 percent for a psychiatric disability. The Veteran's claim was not granted.

The Board has determined that service connection is warranted for a right ankle disability, tinnitus, headaches, and an acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD), with reasonable doubt resolving in favor of the Veteran.

The Board determined that the Veteran's character of discharge from November 8, 1989 to July 20, 2001 was dishonorable and thus barred VA benefits for this period. The claim for service connection for depression is reopened based on new evidence. Service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder (depression) is granted.

The Board has remanded the case due to conflicting medical evidence and a need for additional VA examinations.

The Board has determined that additional development is needed to properly adjudicate the Veteran's claims for service connection for ischemic heart disease and an acquired psychiatric disorder. The case will be returned to the AOJ after completion of this development.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including his depression and alcohol use disorder, is found to have its onset in service. His neurocardiogenic syncope has also been granted a rating.

The Veteran's tension headaches, left knee disorder, and acquired psychiatric disorder are found to be related to service. The ankle disorder is not currently diagnosed.

The Board has remanded the case due to issues related to the appellant's discharge from service and his testimony regarding mental health during service. Further development is needed, including obtaining service personnel records and a psychiatric opinion.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's schizophrenia first occurred during active duty for training (ACDUTRA) in June 1973, and service connection is granted.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, diagnosed as a mood disorder, is related to his service-connected right ankle disability and other service-connected degenerative arthritis disabilities. The Board has granted the claim for service connection of an acquired psychiatric disorder secondary to the Veteran's service connected right ankle disability.

The Board has denied the appellant's claims for service connection for various conditions, including contusion of the right hand, hypertension, headaches, bilateral foot disorder, left hand disorder, sleep apnea, herpes, and an acquired psychiatric disorder (PTSD), finding that new and material evidence was not received to reopen these claims.