Acquired psychiatric disorder Board decisions

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining an addendum opinion from a VA examiner regarding whether the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder pre-existed service and was not aggravated by her active duty service. The agency of original jurisdiction will then review the claims file and ensure all necessary actions have been conducted.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's diagnosed chronic adjustment disorder is at least as likely as not related to his experiences during service, and thus grants service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Board has remanded the claims due to incomplete records and inadequate evidence to decide the stressor allegations. The right hand condition claim is deferred until the carpal tunnel syndrome claim is adjudicated.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's right and left foot disabilities are not service-connected as they did not manifest within one year of discharge from service or were not caused by a service-connected disability.,The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder (Major Depressive Disorder) is also not service-connected.

The Veteran's claims for service connection were denied. The Board found that the evidence did not meet the criteria for service connection, except for fibromyalgia which may be presumed as having been sustained as a result of his service in the Southwest Asia Theater of Operations.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral defective hearing and PTSD in October 2008. The Veteran's claim was reopened, but new evidence did not raise a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claims.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD was denied due to lack of a diagnosed condition. However, the Board found that he has an acquired psychiatric condition, including depression and anxiety, which is related to his service.

The Veteran's service-connected psychiatric disorder is rated at 30 percent, which adequately reflects the severity of his symptoms and impairment.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, a lower back disorder, and diabetes mellitus (DM), type II. The Board found that these conditions were not incurred or aggravated by service.

The Board found no valid diagnosis of PTSD and insufficient evidence to establish service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, including major depressive disorder.

The Board found that the grant of service connection for bilateral hearing loss was clearly and unmistakably erroneous, and thus granted severance of this condition. The Veteran's other claims were denied as there is no evidence linking any current disabilities to his military service.

The Board finds that the Veteran does not have a diagnosis of PTSD and his depressive disorder is not shown to be related to service. The evidence fails to establish that he has any diagnosed psychiatric condition, including PTSD.

The Board found that the evidence does not support a finding of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including schizophrenia, as it did not manifest during or is otherwise related to the appellant's period of ACDUTRA.

The Veteran's service connection claims for PTSD, a neck disability, a back disability, fibromyalgia, and a disorder manifested by chest pain are granted.

The Board has granted an increased rating for the Veteran's cervical spine disability to 20 percent effective June 28, 2013.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's psychiatric disorder, low back disorder, and sinus disorder are not service-connected. The evidence does not support a finding of service connection for any of these conditions.

The Veteran's TDIU claim was granted with an effective date of April 30, 2010. The Board found that the Veteran met the schedular and regulatory requirements for a TDIU as of this date.

The Board finds that the Veteran does not meet the criteria for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and depressive disorder.

The Veteran withdrew his appeals for the issues of entitlement to an initial compensable evaluation for pseudofolliculitis barbae, whether new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen a claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder (to include as secondary to a service-connected lumbar spine disability), and the underlying issue of entitlement to service connection for an anxiety disorder. The appeals were dismissed.