Acquired psychiatric disorder Board decisions

The Board has remanded the case for further development and an examination to determine the nature and etiology of any psychiatric disorders present during service, including PTSD. The Veteran's claim will be reconsidered based on the additional evidence.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim for service connection for schizoid personality disorder and remanded his remaining claims due to inadequate examination in the August 2011 VA mental disorders examination.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including VA examinations to determine the nature and etiology of her current psychiatric, heart, lung, right knee, and left knee disabilities. The claims will be re-evaluated after this process.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, including PTSD, depression, and anxiety is denied. The Board found no evidence of a current diagnosis related to his active service or any service-connected condition. His erectile dysfunction was not determined to be secondary to his service-connected prostatitis. As such, the Veteran's SMC claim based on loss of use of a creative organ is also denied.

The Veteran's service-connected residuals of bilateral inguinal hernias status post herniorrhaphy, including residual scars, are rated at 10 percent. The Veteran is also granted an increased rating for his acquired psychiatric disorder (major depression and PTSD).

The Board found that the Veteran's tinnitus first manifested during active military service and granted service connection for this condition. However, it was determined that his bilateral hearing loss did not manifest during or as a result of active military service and denied service connection for this condition.

The Veteran is not competent to manage his VA compensation benefits due to mental health issues, and the Board finds that there is no reasonable doubt in this determination.

The Board has found that the Veteran's neck disability did not have its onset during active service or result from disease or injury in service, and arthritis did not manifest to a compensable degree within one year of separation from service. Therefore, the claim for service connection for a neck disability is denied.

The Veteran's appeal was dismissed due to the death of the appellant during the pendency of the appeal.

The Board has ordered a remand due to the need for additional evidence, including records from the Arkansas Civil Court and National Guard service. The Veteran's claims will be reconsidered based on all available information.

The Board has reopened the appellant's claim of entitlement to service connection for PTSD and found new and material evidence. The appeal is granted in this regard.

The Board found that the Veteran's current disabilities, including his head injuries and psychiatric conditions, are not etiologically related to his active duty service.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for additional development, including obtaining VA treatment records and a Social Security Administration (SSA) record. The Veteran needs to provide information about his mental health provider who stated that his condition is related to service.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, is denied as there is no credible evidence associating it with service.

The case is being remanded for further development, including determining the duties performed during the Veteran's ADSW service and obtaining VA treatment records. Additionally, a VA examination will be scheduled to assess the relationship between the Veteran's disabilities and his active service.

The Board is remanding the claims for hypertension, erectile dysfunction, and an acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD) due to incomplete records and need for further development.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for service connection of his acquired psychiatric disorder is granted. The claim for a higher initial evaluation for the acquired psychiatric disorder is denied, and the claim for TDIU due to service-connected disabilities is granted.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining VA and private treatment records, verifying stressors for PTSD, scheduling a VA examination for hearing loss, prostate cancer, and psychiatric disorders, and ensuring all evidence is associated with the record.

The Board has granted service connection for PTSD with secondary depression, effective May 25, 2012. The Veteran's claims for an acquired psychiatric disorder to include anxiety and a personality disorder not otherwise specified have been withdrawn.

The Veteran's claims for service connection and increased ratings were denied. The compensable rating claim for the surgical scar of his right knee was also denied.