Acquired psychiatric disorder Board decisions

The Board has determined that the Veteran's bilateral knee disability and psychiatric disability were not incurred or aggravated by service, and thus denied both claims.

The Veteran's appeal was dismissed due to the death of the appellant, and no jurisdiction remains for further consideration.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for additional development and an addendum opinion regarding the Veteran's psychiatric disorders.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for squamous cell carcinoma of the left tonsil with metastasis to the left neck and an acquired psychiatric disability other than PTSD, finding that there was no evidence to support these conditions as being related to his military service or herbicide exposure.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorders, which were related to his military service, caused or contributed to his death. Therefore, the claim for service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death is granted.

The Veteran's appeal is being returned to the Board for further consideration due to incomplete records from his VA medical treatment in Danville, Illinois. The issues of service connection for bipolar disorder and substance abuse, as well as an acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD, are pending.

The Veteran's left knee disability, which included a total knee replacement, was rated at 30 percent. The right knee disability was found to be secondary to the service-connected left knee disability and granted service connection. Service connection for PTSD and back disability were also granted.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for a back disability and an acquired psychiatric disability are being remanded due to inadequate medical opinions. A new VA examination is required to determine the nature and etiology of these conditions, as well as whether they are related to his service-connected right ankle condition.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the etiology of the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder and alcohol abuse. The claims will be reconsidered after obtaining additional development.

The preponderance of the evidence is against a finding that any psychiatric condition was incurred during active service or is causally related to any disease, injury, or incident during service. The Veteran's current psychiatric disability is not related to service.

The Board found that the Veteran does not have an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, that was caused by his service and denied the claim.

The Veteran does not have a current psychiatric disability and no past psychiatric disability was related to service or a service-connected disability.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, other than his service-connected depressive disorder, is being remanded due to the need for a new examination and consideration of the credibility of the Veteran's reported stressors.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral pes planus, a bilateral knee disorder (secondary to bilateral pes planus), and an acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD and depression). The Veteran's claims were not supported by the evidence of record.

The Board has granted service connection for residuals of a head injury and is granting the claim for an acquired psychiatric disability on a direct basis. The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disability is found to be related to his active service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's current diagnosis of schizophrenia is presumptively incurred in service due to its chronicity and continuity of symptoms since separation from active duty.

The Board has ordered additional development to obtain service treatment records and other relevant medical records, as well as to schedule the Veteran for VA examinations. The case will be returned to the AOJ for further adjudication.

The Veteran's claim for service connection of an acquired psychiatric disorder is being remanded due to the need for a VA examination and further development.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development due to inconsistencies in the reported stressors and for obtaining updated VA treatment records.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims of entitlement to service connection for a left shoulder disability, right wrist strain, right knee disability, staphylococcus infection, and left calf tear. The claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder was not reopened, as no new and material evidence was submitted within one year of the denial. Similarly, the claim for headache syndrome was also not reopened. However, the claim for a skin disability was reopened due to the submission of new and material evidence.