Acquired psychiatric disorder Board decisions

The Board has ordered a remand for the Veteran's claims due to inadequate development and review of his medical treatise evidence. The case will be returned for further action.

The Veteran's shell fragment wound residuals of the right and left thighs have resulted in moderate muscle damage/impairment, warranting a 30 percent rating.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder is granted, with an effective date of May 26, 1987.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for additional development and examination, including verification of stressors and opinions on the etiology of his acquired psychiatric disorder, obstructive sleep apnea, and hypertension.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, is being remanded due to the need for a new examination.

The Veteran's claims for PTSD, psychiatric disorders, knee and hip disabilities, and asbestosis were denied. The Board found no verified stressor events related to service, no current diagnoses of the claimed conditions, and insufficient evidence linking any diagnosed conditions to service.,There is no credible supporting evidence that the claimed stressor events occurred.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, diagnosed as depressive disorder, had its onset in service and is therefore granted service connection. The left knee disability issue remains pending for further development.

The Veteran does not have a psychiatric disability, to include schizophrenia, that is related to any disease, injury, or event during military service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for COPD and a heart condition, finding that these conditions are not related to his military service or secondary to his service-connected asbestosis.,The Board also found that the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder is not related to his military service.

The Board has remanded the case for a new hearing due to the retirement of the previous Acting Veterans Law Judge. The Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and sleep disorder remain pending.

The Board has remanded the case for a VA psychiatric examination to determine if any current psychiatric disorder is related to service or to a service-connected disability, and whether it has been permanently worsened by a service-connected disability.

The Veteran's claim for an initial rating in excess of 50 percent for service-connected schizophrenia with depressive symptoms from October 23, 1996 to November 27, 2006 was denied. The Board also found that the issue of entitlement to a TDIU had been raised but did not warrant consideration on an extraschedular basis.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, claimed as depression, is found to have been aggravated by active service.,Fibromyalgia was not shown to be incurred in or aggravated by active service.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development to obtain medical records and to verify his stressors related to PTSD. The VA examinations are also rescheduled.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and depressive disorder NOS or anxiety disorder NOS, was not incurred as a result of service. The RO denied service connection for flat feet, right knee, and left knee disabilities in 2007, but new and material evidence has been received to reopen these claims. The Veteran's tinnitus is already assigned the highest schedular rating.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for a Travel Board hearing. Multiple claims are on hold and will be addressed at the hearing.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining his complete service personnel file and records of any mental health treatment or discipline in service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including dysthymic disorder with alcohol dependence, existed prior to service and was not aggravated by service. Therefore, service connection for this condition is denied.

The Board has granted service connection for adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood, finding that the Veteran's current diagnosis is likely to have had its onset during his period of active duty service.

The Board found no evidence of a service-connected psychiatric disorder, including PTSD. The Veteran's current symptoms do not meet the criteria for a diagnosis of PTSD.