Acquired psychiatric disorder Board decisions

The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for a Travel Board hearing. The claim of service connection for schizotypal personality disorder and schizophrenia will be reviewed on the merits.

The Veteran's PTSD has been rated as 30 percent disabling since September 19, 1997. The Board finds that the evidence is in approximate balance and grants a rating of 70 percent for PTSD from September 19, 1997 to February 8, 2012. For the period prior to February 8, 2012, the Veteran's TDIU claim has also been granted.

The Veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 10 percent for his service-connected low back disorder was denied. The Board also found that the evidence did not support granting service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder as secondary to his service-connected low back disorder.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, was denied as there is no evidence of a current disability or a link between the claimed in-service stressors and his symptoms.

The Board has granted service connection for a gastrointestinal disorder (GERD and gastritis) on the basis that it was incurred in or aggravated by service. The remaining issues of service connection for residuals of malaria, left arm disorders, bilateral leg disorders, psychiatric disorders, and dizziness/hot flashes are remanded for further development.

The Veteran withdrew her appeal in August 2014 for all issues listed.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to his failure to appear for a scheduled hearing. The case will be returned to the RO for further action.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection were denied. The Veteran is currently receiving the maximum schedular rating for his right index finger disability, which has been rated as 10 percent disabling under Diagnostic Code 5229 due to limitation of motion. Service connection was not granted for blurred vision or visual impairment, arthritis of the right wrist, and a left knee disability.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, a prostate condition as due to herbicide exposure, and an acquired psychiatric disorder (PTSD). The Board found no evidence of a current disability related to these conditions. Service connection was not granted because there is no competent medical evidence linking any of these conditions to the Veteran's military service.

The Board has remanded the claims due to inadequate examination reports and need for additional medical opinions regarding service connection for a low back disorder, as well as TDIU. The Veteran's service-connected knee disabilities are alleged to be aggravating her nonservice-connected back disorder.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining hospitalization records and determining whether a motor vehicle accident occurred during service. The appellant's claim will be reconsidered based on this additional evidence.

The Board has remanded the case back to the AOJ for further development, including obtaining records from the Army Hospital in Frankfurt and unit personnel records of B Company, 503rd Supply and Transport Battalion. The issues on appeal are whether the Veteran was assaulted in August-November 1975 and if so, whether he has an acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD.

The Board found that the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder was not incurred or aggravated in service, and thus denied his claim.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded to schedule a videoconference hearing before the Board at the RO. The issues include rating for bilateral hearing loss, verruca on both hands, and residuals of a fracture of the right little finger; service connection for erectile dysfunction, PTSD, left knee condition, hypertension, bilateral eye condition, and migraine headaches; and reopening claims for left knee condition, hypertension, and bilateral eye condition.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for low back disorder, hepatitis C, and psychiatric disorder. The decision also addressed other issues but did not reach a conclusion on those.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, including PTSD and major depression, is being remanded due to new evidence submitted after the previous denial. The case will be reconsidered without requiring new and material evidence.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions have been denied as there is no evidence of a nexus between the claimed disabilities and his military service.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, an acquired psychiatric disability (including PTSD, generalized anxiety disorder, bipolar disorder, and major depressive disorder), diabetes mellitus type II, tachycardia, atrioventricular nodal re-entry, and degenerative arthrosis of the lumbar spine. The evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were related to service or any other compensable exposure.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to the need for additional examinations and development of his medical records.

The Board has reopened the claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, acquired psychiatric disability (including PTSD), erectile dysfunction, acid reflux, and a sleep disorder. However, further development is needed to determine if these conditions are related to military service.