Acquired psychiatric disorder Board decisions

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has not been received to reopen the Veteran's claim of service connection for a psychiatric disorder, including schizophrenia, major depression, and anxiety disorder (NOS).

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining VA and private treatment records, scheduling a psychiatric examination to determine if any current psychiatric disorder other than PTSD is related to military service or due to his PTSD, and scheduling a gastrointestinal examination to determine if any gastrointestinal disorders are related to military service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for nonservice-connected pension benefits, service connection for a bilateral eye disorder (claimed as semi-blindness), and service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD. The decision is final for the denial of the bilateral eye disorder claim.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining an opinion on whether the Veteran's psychiatric disability is due to or caused by his service-connected left knee disability.

The Veteran's service-connected schizophrenia rendered him unable to maintain substantially gainful employment from September 11, 1972 through February 1, 1983.

The Veteran's claim for an initial compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss was denied, and his claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD was also denied.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's previously denied claims for service connection for residuals of a head injury, to include an eye condition and psychiatric conditions. The claim is granted as new and material evidence has been received.

The Board has decided to remand the case for additional development, including obtaining Social Security Administration records and readjudicating the claim.

The Veteran's appeal for an increased rating for left knee strain is dismissed. The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD.

The Board found that the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, is unrelated to service and denied his claim.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to his failure to appear for a scheduled hearing. The case will be returned to the Board for further review and scheduling of a new hearing.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been received to reopen the Veteran's claim of service connection for schizoaffective disorder. On de novo review, the Board finds that service connection is warranted for a variety of psychiatric disabilities including schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, depression, anxiety, and schizoaffective disorder.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, diagnosed as PTSD, was found to be incurred during service and is therefore granted service connection.

The Board denied service connection for PTSD due to lack of corroborated in-service stressor and denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD as the current conditions are not related to service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's right wrist fracture is etiologically related to his service-connected bilateral knee disability, and thus grants service connection for residuals of a right wrist fracture.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings were denied. The Board found that the evidence did not meet the criteria for higher disability ratings in several areas, including hearing loss, lumbosacral strain, psychiatric disability, hypertension, epicondylitis of the left elbow, and bilateral plantar fasciitis.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for reopening his previously denied service connection claim for an acquired psychiatric disability, including PTSD. The evidence submitted since the last denial was not considered new and material.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claimed acquired psychiatric disorder was not incurred in or related to his military service, and therefore denied the claim.

The Board found that the Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of a psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and anxiety disorder, despite his service in combat. Therefore, he is denied service connection for these conditions.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for further development, including obtaining VA examinations and readjudicating his entitlement to service connection for sleep apnea, obesity, and an acquired psychiatric disorder. The claims will be returned to the Board after any necessary additional development.