Acquired psychiatric disorder Board decisions

The Board has determined that the Veteran's current psychiatric disorder and substance abuse disability are related to service, granting service connection for both conditions.

The Veteran's daughter submitted a claim for accrued benefits within one year of his death, and the Board granted these benefits despite it being filed after the one-year deadline.

The Veteran's claims for increased evaluations of IBS and service connection for cholecystectomy, peptic ulcer disease, esophageal spasm, muscle tension headaches, and memory loss have been granted. The effective date is set at the date of receipt of the claim.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining VA treatment records and reviewing deck logs to verify the Veteran's claimed stressors. The Veteran is seeking service connection for PTSD and an acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including a bilateral foot condition, an acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD and depression), hemorrhoids, stomach ulcer, acid reflux, and sinusitis. The decision found that these conditions were not related to service.

The Board has granted the Veteran's request to reopen his claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, finding that new and material evidence has been received. The case is now remanded for further development.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, and for increased ratings for bilateral sensorineural hearing loss. The decision also noted that his claim for service connection was reopened on new evidence.

The Board found no verified in-service stressor for PTSD, and thus denied the claim. The Veteran's acquired mental disorders are not service connected as they do not meet the nexus requirement.

The Board has found that the Veteran's claims for service connection are not supported by evidence and therefore have been denied.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claims for service connection for sleep apnea and right axilla phlebitis are denied as there is no evidence of current disabilities during the period of the claim.

The Board found no evidence of a service-connected stressor related to military sexual trauma and thus denied the Veteran's claim for service connection.

The Board found no evidence of a diagnosed PTSD or other psychiatric disorder related to service. The Veteran's current diagnoses are not linked to his military service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including sarcoidosis and neuritis. The denial was based on a lack of evidence linking these conditions to his military service or service-connected disabilities.

The Board found clear and unmistakable error in the June 1979 rating decision that denied service connection for schizo-affective schizophrenia and a nervous condition. The Veteran's claim was reopened due to new evidence submitted after the August 2000 denial of PTSD, leading to an effective date earlier than September 25, 2006.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss claim is denied as there is no evidence of a current disability for VA purposes.,Service connection granted for bilateral foot and knee disabilities, with the latter being secondary to the former.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development due to missing service treatment records and personnel records. The Veteran's claim will be reconsidered after these records are obtained.

The Veteran has withdrawn all his appeals, and the Board does not have further jurisdiction to consider them.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development to address his claims, including verification of stressor events in service and examination to determine the nature and likely etiology of his psychiatric disability.

The Veteran's paranoid schizophrenia with memory loss has been rated at the highest possible schedular rating of 100 percent, which is granted. The appeal for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disability (TDIU) is dismissed as moot by virtue of the 100 percent rating.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for additional development, including obtaining a VA examination and verifying in-service stressors.