Acquired psychiatric disorder Board decisions

The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for his service-connected schizophrenia, chronic undifferentiated type is being remanded due to the need for new and contemporaneous VA examinations.

The Board has reopened the claim and granted recognition of N. W. as a helpless child for purposes of receiving VA benefits due to permanent incapacity for self-support prior to attaining age 18.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder (claimed as PTSD) is not service-connected.,Tinnitus was found to have begun in active military service.

The Board found that the Veteran's current asthma and COPD are not related to his military service, including in-service asbestos exposure or service-connected pleural plaques. The acquired psychiatric disability is also not related to his military service, specifically his service-connected pleural plaques.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disability, including PTSD and generalized anxiety, was granted effective February 26, 2013. Service connection for tinnitus is denied. Higher initial ratings for diarrhea (IBS) and left knee patellofemoral syndrome are also denied.

The Board denied the Veteran's petitions to reopen his claims for service connection for PTSD and schizophrenia, as well as his claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus and hypertension. The evidence did not establish that these conditions were incurred in or aggravated by service.

The Board has determined that additional development is needed to obtain medical records and to provide the Veteran with a comprehensive VA psychiatric examination. The issues of service connection for PTSD, GERD, and IBS are being remanded.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for refractive error, claimed as a vision disorder, is denied. The Board finds that there is no current evidence of an acquired eye disorder and the law prohibits service connection for refractory errors of the eyes unless such defect was subjected to a superimposed disease or injury.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining VA treatment records and scheduling a new psychiatric examination to determine if he has an acquired psychiatric disorder, such as PTSD, that is related to his military service.

The Veteran was granted service connection for schizophrenia and PTSD effective September 4, 2002. His TDIU claim is also in effect as of this date.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, specifically PTSD, is found to be incurred in service and granted service connection.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including as secondary to his service-connected disabilities, is being remanded due to conflicting diagnoses and the need for a new examination.

The Veteran's appeal involves multiple service-connected and undiagnosed illness-related claims, including for various musculoskeletal issues, tinnitus, sleep disorders, gastrointestinal problems, and psychiatric conditions. The case is being remanded to obtain additional medical records and authorize VA access to private treatment records.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, claimed as depression, is not related to his service and therefore denied his claim.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional examinations and to obtain outstanding VA treatment records. The issues include increased ratings for his service-connected low back and left knee disabilities, as well as service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete records and need for further examination.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for schizophrenia was originally filed in December 1983 and denied. The effective date of the grant of service connection is now set at December 7, 1983.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for low back disability, GERD, and psychiatric disability other than one manifested by substance abuse due to lack of new and material evidence.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including to afford the Veteran a VA examination with regard to his claim for service connection for a left shoulder disability and to consider whether new and material evidence has been received to reopen a claim of entitlement to service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, other than PTSD.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder (PTSD) and a skin disorder, including as due to herbicide exposure, are denied. The Board found no evidence of chronic conditions during service or post-service medical records that support the current diagnoses.