Acquired psychiatric disorder Board decisions

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining VA medical records and scheduling a VA psychiatric examination to determine if any current psychiatric disorder is related to service.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical evidence regarding the Veteran's claimed acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD. The VA examiner is requested to provide an addendum addressing the current diagnoses and whether they are at least as likely as not related to service.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to his failure to appear at scheduled VA examinations. The Board will attempt to reschedule the examinations and ensure that all necessary development has been completed.

The Veteran is seeking service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, but the Board has not received substantial compliance with its remand directives and needs to locate the Veteran's current address before proceeding.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD. The decision also found that his personality disorder was not related to service and did not preexist service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's headaches are not service-connected, as they are related to a non-service-connected neck disability. The PTSD diagnosis is also not service-connected.,Service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability other than PTSD was denied because there is no evidence of such a condition in service or any link between it and service.

The Board denied service connection for a psychiatric disorder (claimed as schizophrenia, PTSD, and anxiety) and a neurological disability (numbness of the feet and toes), finding that there was no evidence to support these claims.

The Board found that the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, depression, alcohol dependence and cocaine dependence, was not incurred in or aggravated by his service.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for additional development, including obtaining SSA records and scheduling a VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of any current psychiatric and gastrointestinal disabilities.

The Board found no current diagnosis of an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD. The Veteran's toe fungus was not related to herbicide exposure during service in Vietnam and thus denied service connection.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for various conditions, including left shoulder disability, peripheral neuropathy, PTSD, and an acquired psychiatric disorder. The decision found that there was no evidence linking these conditions to service.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including a new VA examination of the Veteran's low back disability and an opinion regarding her employability due to service-connected disabilities. The issues on appeal are whether she is entitled to a rating in excess of 20 percent for her low back injury and whether she is unemployable due to her service-connected conditions.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's right and left knee disabilities, as well as his acquired psychiatric disability (Major Depressive Disorder and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder), were not incurred in or aggravated by service. The claims for these conditions have been denied.

The Board denied the Veteran's petition to reopen his claim of service connection for a psychiatric disorder and also denied his request for an increased rating for his bilateral foot disability. The claims were not reopened due to lack of new and material evidence, and he was not granted a higher rating for his foot condition.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been denied as there is no evidence of a diagnosed psychiatric disorder, cholesteatoma left mastoid, skin condition (chloracne), headaches, heart condition, sinus condition, right hand condition, or left foot condition that manifested during or was caused by his military service. The claim for the residuals of a right foot fracture has also been denied.

The Board found that the Veteran's claimed respiratory failure and acquired psychiatric disorder (including depression and suicide attempts) are not related to his military service.

The Board has decided to remand the case for additional development, including obtaining records of a stress management group and VA treatment records. The Veteran will be provided with an additional VA psychiatric examination.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorders, including schizophrenia and major depression, originated during or are otherwise etiologically related to his period of active duty training (ACDUTRA) from September 1978 to March 1979. As such, service connection for these conditions is granted.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including a new VA examination to assess the current severity of his service-connected schizophrenia.

The Veteran's tinnitus, bilateral hearing loss, and bilateral hand/arm disability (claimed as due to cold injury) are found to be related to service. The acquired psychiatric disability (to include PTSD) is also found to be related to service.