Acquired psychiatric disorder Board decisions

The Board found no clear and unmistakable error in the April 1976 rating decision that denied service connection for a nervous disorder (paranoid schizophrenia). The evidence did not show onset of the condition within one year of service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of an acquired psychiatric disorder or dyspepsia that is related to his active service. The claims for service connection are therefore denied.

The Board found that the Veteran's cranial disability and psychiatric disabilities were not incurred in or aggravated by service, nor are they presumed to have been incurred due to exposure to Agent Orange or other environmental factors. The claim was denied.

The Veteran's claim for service connection of an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, is denied as there is no credible evidence supporting the claimed stressors and the preponderance of the competent medical evidence does not support a finding that he has any other psychiatric condition.

The Board found that a psychiatric disorder did not begin during service and is not related to service, thus denying the claim for service connection.

The Board found no evidence of hearing loss during service or for many years after discharge, and denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for hearing loss. The respiratory disorder claim was also denied as there is no indication of exposure to herbicides or other known risk factors. Service connection for PTSD was not granted due to lack of in-service diagnosis.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim of service connection for schizophrenia and remanded to obtain additional evidence, including SSA disability records, personnel file, private treatment records, and a VA examination.

The Veteran's claims for service connection and TDIU are being remanded due to incomplete records, including missing mental health treatment records from his period of active duty. A new examination is required to determine the nature and likely etiology of any current psychiatric disability.

The Board denied service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD. The Veteran's current diagnoses were not incurred in service.

The Board dismissed the appeal due to the death of the appellant, and no jurisdiction remains to adjudicate the merits of this claim.

The Veteran's claims of service connection for bilateral hearing loss and an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include depression, are being remanded due to inadequate examination reports. The examiner is asked to consider the Veteran's military occupational specialty, his history of in-service noise exposure, and lay statements when determining whether any current disabilities are related to his military service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, finding that there was no evidence to support a link between his current condition and his military service.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD and granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability other than PTSD, diagnosed as a mood disorder manifested by depression with anxiety. The latter claim is based on secondary service connection due to its being caused or aggravated by his service-connected left shoulder disability.

The Veteran's claims for service connection were denied as the evidence did not establish that his heart disorder, bilateral foot disorders, or acquired psychiatric disorder are related to his military service.

The Board has granted service connection for sleep apnea, GERD, and depression. The Veteran is now rated at 40% for degenerative arthritis of the lumbar spine from July 11, 2011.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and major depressive disorder, is granted as secondary to his service-connected sleep apnea. His sleep apnea remains at a 100% rating from December 1, 2009, to May 19, 2013, but drops back to a 50% rating thereafter. The Veteran's ED claim is denied.

The Board found that there was no evidence of schizophrenia in service and insufficient continuity of symptoms to establish a claim for service connection. The Veteran's diagnosis of schizophrenia occurred after separation from service, and the Board concluded that it is unrelated to service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for acquired psychiatric disability, bilateral eye disability, prominent submandibular salivary glands, and left knee disability. The evidence did not support a finding of service connection in any of these cases.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the failure to provide proper notice of a videoconference hearing. The issues are whether new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen his PTSD claim, and entitlement to service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Board has found that the evidence supports service connection for COPD. The claim of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder to include depression must be remanded for further development, including a VA examination.