Acquired psychiatric disorder Board decisions

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, diagnosed as PTSD, is currently rated at 30 percent. The left knee disability and tinea pedis are both rated at the minimum compensable level.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim of service connection for a back disability and finds that new and material evidence has been submitted. The Veteran is found to have continuously experienced back pain symptomatology since his discharge from service, which meets the criteria for service connection.

The Veteran's schizophrenia, a type of psychosis, is granted as service connected because it manifested within one year after discharge from military service.

The Board has denied service connection for a heart disorder manifested by chest pain. The gastrointestinal and psychiatric issues remain pending.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining VA and private treatment records from Puerto Rico, and for a new psychiatric examination to determine the etiology of any current acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Board found no evidence of a chronic right knee or leg disability in service, and the Veteran's current right knee condition is not shown to be otherwise related to his military service. The skin rash was not diagnosed during service, and there is no objective evidence supporting a current diagnosis of lymph node swelling. The psychiatric disorder is not shown to be related to service.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development to address his claims of service connection, rating increases, and TDIU.

The Board has reopened the claim for service connection of bilateral hearing loss disability and found new evidence does not relate to a chronic sinusitis or hypercholesterolemia/hyperlipidemia. Service connection is denied.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claim for entitlement to service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, including a nervous disorder and PTSD, due to outstanding questions regarding his current psychiatric disability.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including a VA examination by a psychiatrist to assess the etiology of any current psychiatric disability and whether it is related to service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have an acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD that is related to active service and therefore denied his claim for service connection.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development to address his claims of service connection for prostate, low back, and psychiatric disabilities.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for various disabilities, including left knee disability, left ankle disability, and left hip fracture residuals. The issues of chronic headaches, cerebrovascular accident (CVA), psychiatric disability, vertigo, back disability, and right eye cataracts were also addressed.

The Board has determined that the appellant does not have any current disability as a result of frostbite sustained during service. The claim for residuals of frostbite is denied.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, was not incurred in or aggravated by service. His lumbosacral spine disability is rated at 60 percent prior to January 13, 2009.

The Veteran's PTSD, including anxiety, panic attacks and depression, was incurred in service and granted.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder is related to his service-connected sleep apnea. The claim for a right knee disability was denied as new and material evidence had not been submitted.

The Veteran's claim for compensation benefits under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 was denied because the additional disabilities he developed were not caused by VA's negligence or fault.

The Board has granted service connection for PTSD, finding that the Veteran's in-service experiences meet the criteria for a diagnosis of PTSD. The status of service connection for an acquired psychiatric condition other than PTSD is unknown.

The Board has remanded the case for a VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disability. The claim will be readjudicated after the examination.