Acquired psychiatric disorder Board decisions

The Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD. Therefore, the claim for service connection is denied.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded to the RO for a Board video conference hearing. The issues of service connection remain pending.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claims for service connection for a psychiatric disorder, colitis, and head injury. However, new evidence submitted by the Veteran does not raise a reasonable possibility of substantiating these claims.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development, including obtaining VA and SSA records, scheduling a VA psychiatric examination, and readjudicating the claim.

The Board has remanded the case for scheduling a live videoconference hearing at the RO in Providence, Rhode Island. The Veteran's claims of service connection for bilateral knee disability and psychiatric disability are pending.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for paranoid schizophrenia was granted with an effective date of April 20, 2009. The Board found no evidence to support a prior effective date.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD was denied as he does not have a current diagnosis of PTSD. The claims for an acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD and bruxism were also denied.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for hearing loss in the right ear was denied as there is no current diagnosis of a hearing loss disability. The claims for service connection for PTSD, anxiety and depression, and headaches were not addressed due to their interrelated nature.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including a VA examination to determine the etiology of his diagnosed acquired psychiatric disorders, with particular focus on whether any are related to his active duty service.

The Veteran is not entitled to an effective date earlier than September 9, 2009 for a 100% rating for his acquired psychiatric disability. He was initially granted service connection in 1955 but the decision did not specify the exact diagnosis or grant a compensable rating.

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, characterized as PTSD, based on credible evidence of a verified stressor and medical opinions linking the Veteran's symptoms to his military service.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including scheduling a VA psychiatric and Aid and Attendance/Housebound examination to determine the current nature of any diagnosed psychiatric condition and whether the Veteran is housebound due to his PTSD. The SMP claim will be readjudicated based on this new evidence.

The Board has remanded the case for an etiology opinion regarding the Veteran's psychiatric disability, specifically whether it is at least as likely as not that the Veteran's psychotic disorder had its onset during service or is otherwise related to his active duty service.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and depression, is denied as there is no evidence of a current diagnosis.,Service connection for left leg injury residuals resulting in complex regional pain syndrome is granted. The disability is considered to be secondary to the 2003 in-service left leg injury.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for a left ankle disability is denied due to lack of diagnosed condition.

The Board finds that the Veteran does not currently have a credible diagnosis of PTSD. As such, service connection is not warranted for this condition.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, but finds that the evidence does not support a finding of service connection due to lack of a current diagnosis and no direct link between the claimed conditions and service.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining service treatment records and VA treatment records. The Veteran will also be scheduled for a VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of any psychiatric disability other than PTSD.

The Veteran's claim for an effective date prior to April 24, 2003 for the grant of service connection for paranoid schizophrenia is denied.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been received to reopen the claims for service connection for a psychiatric disability and for a low back disability. The claims are now pending before the RO or AMC.

The Board has found new and material evidence to reopen the Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD. The Board also determined that PTSD was incurred in service.