Acquired psychiatric disorder Board decisions

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder (PTSD and MDD) is found to be due to his military service. The RO granted a rating of 60 percent for IHD effective July 27, 2011.

The Board has granted service connection for PTSD and anxiety disorder NOS, but the skin disorder claim remains pending as new evidence suggests possible service connection due to Agent Orange exposure. The rating assigned and effective date are not applicable in this decision.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including schizophrenia and psychosis, is found to have begun during service and has been continuous since then. The Board grants the claim for service connection.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for additional examinations and development of his claims, particularly regarding his service-connected coronary artery disease, acquired psychiatric disorder (PTSD), and left shoulder disorder.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, to include depression, was withdrawn. The Board also denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for adenocarcinoma of the prostate, status post prostatectomy, as a result of exposure to herbicides due to lack of evidence of such exposure.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD. The evidence is in equipoise as to whether his current diagnoses are related to military service.

The Board has granted service connection for a bilateral foot disability and an acquired psychiatric disorder, finding that the Veteran's current disabilities are related to his active service.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded to obtain additional medical opinions regarding the relationship between his service-connected knee disabilities and his claimed low back disorder and psychiatric disorder. The TDIU claim is also affected by these issues.

The Veteran's acquired schizophrenia is found to be aggravated by his period of service, and the current severity is greater than baseline. The residuals of a stroke are not determined to have been caused or aggravated by service.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to the need for additional examinations and development of the record.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's PTSD is related to his in-service stressor while deployed in Bosnia, and thus service connection for this condition is granted. The Board also found sufficient evidence to support a diagnosis of sinusitis, leading to its grant of service connection.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a seizure disorder, restless leg syndrome, and mental disorder due to lack of evidence linking these conditions to his exposure to contaminants in the water at Camp Lejeune during service.

The Veteran's July 1969 discharge is dishonorable for VA purposes and serves as a bar to the payment of VA compensation benefits for disability resulting from his second period of service. Service connection for PTSD, alcohol and substance use disorders, and prostate cancer are not granted due to the statutory character of discharge bar.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disability, deep vein thrombosis (DVT), hiatal hernia (GERD), blood clots, night sweats, bilateral hearing loss, and hypertension are all service-connected.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient information provided by the Veteran for a JSRRC request regarding his claimed stressor event. The Veteran must provide more specific details about the suicide of a fellow soldier in service.

The Veteran's claim of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, is being remanded due to the need for additional medical examination and opinion.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's psychiatric symptoms are not related to his active military service and therefore denied his claim for service connection.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including paranoid schizophrenia, was not incurred in or aggravated by active duty service and therefore denied his claim for service connection.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for a left leg injury, residuals of a left hip disability, and an acquired psychiatric disorder (PTSD and depression) were denied. The Board found no evidence linking these conditions to his military service or any service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development to corroborate his in-service stressors and obtain an addendum opinion regarding the etiology of his psychiatric disabilities.