Acquired psychiatric disorder Board decisions

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining medical records and verifying stressors. The issues of service connection for a left eye disorder, PTSD/Depression, and TDIU are also being addressed.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for his lumbar spine disability, finding that it is aggravated by his service-connected schizophrenia.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining the Veteran's St. Albans medical records and scheduling a VA examination to address whether his acquired psychiatric condition is related to service.

The Board finds that the Veteran's current sleep apnea, psychiatric disorder (including Major Depressive Disorder and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder), and bilateral pes planus were not shown in service or for years thereafter. The evidence does not support a finding of an in-service event or injury resulting in these conditions.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for a Travel Board hearing. The issues of service connection and TDIU are not addressed in the decision.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's current psychiatric disorder is service-connected due to aggravation of a pre-existing severe personality disorder during his military service.

The Board found no evidence linking the Veteran's current acquired psychiatric disorders to his active military service, and thus denied his claim for service connection.

The Board has found that there is no evidence of a chronic psychiatric disorder in service or within one year post-service, and the Veteran's current psychiatric disorders are not shown to be related to his active military service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD and an acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD, finding that there was no credible supporting evidence of the claimed stressors. The diagnoses of PTSD were based on uncorroborated stressors.

The Veteran's claim for basic eligibility to nonservice-connected pension benefits prior to May 24, 2010 is denied. However, the Board grants basic eligibility to nonservice-connected pension benefits from May 24, 2010 based on his service and age requirements.

The Veteran's claims for hypertension, valvular heart disease, and an acquired psychiatric disability are being remanded due to the need for additional development.

The Board found that the Veteran's paranoid schizophrenia did not manifest during or as a result of his active duty service and is not related to any in-service event, injury, or illness.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for additional development and an opinion regarding whether the Veteran's in-service psychiatric disorder caused or contributed to his death by suicide.

The Board finds that the Veteran has a current diagnosis of PTSD related to his experiences during his service in the Republic of Vietnam, and thus grants service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder to include PTSD.

The Board has reopened the claim for service connection for residuals of a head injury and granted service connection for a mood disorder. The claims for service connection for psychiatric disability are remanded for further development.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to technical difficulties with the hearing transcript. The case will be returned for scheduling a new videoconference hearing at the RO.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded to obtain additional medical records and to schedule the Veteran for a VA examination to determine the etiology of his psychiatric disorders, including PTSD.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder (other than PTSD) has been withdrawn.,Service connection for PTSD was denied as the claimed stressors were not verified and there is no evidence of a current diagnosis of PTSD.,Compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 for bilateral burn scars of the arms due to VA treatment was denied due to lack of causation by VA's fault.,Compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 for additional disability of the left eye due to VA treatment was denied as there is no evidence that the event was not reasonably foreseeable.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities are of such severity as to effectively preclude all forms of substantially gainful employment for which the Veteran's education and occupational experience would otherwise qualify him, thus granting TDIU.

The Board has denied all service connection claims as the Veteran does not have any diagnosed disabilities for which he can be granted service connection.