Acquired psychiatric disorder Board decisions

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining additional medical records and an updated VA examination. The Veteran's claim of service connection for a psychiatric disorder other than PTSD is now pending.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a diagnosed psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, or residuals of cold injuries related to his military service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims of entitlement to service connection for tinnitus, headaches, and an acquired psychiatric disorder. The Veteran did not have a current diagnosis of these conditions at any point during the appeals period.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, is being remanded due to the need for additional medical examination and development of records. The issue is inextricably intertwined with claims for service connection for disorders of the shoulders, hips, left knee, and lumbar spine.

The Board has granted service connection for hepatitis C and an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, finding that the Veteran's current conditions are related to his active service.

The Board denied service connection for a psychiatric disorder in May 1985 and did not receive new and material evidence to reopen the claim.

The Veteran's claim for PTSD was denied as he does not currently have a diagnosed condition. The other issues on appeal are also addressed in the decision.

The Veteran's application for Service Disabled Veterans' Insurance was denied because it was not submitted within the one-year time limit after he became eligible, and there is no evidence of equitable tolling due to mental incompetence.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and/or depressive disorder. The decision concluded that there was no current disability meeting the criteria for service connection.

The Board found that the Veteran's current acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD was not incurred in or aggravated by military service and it may not be presumed to have been incurred in service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disability, finding no evidence of such a condition during the pendency of the claim.

The Board denied service connection for hypertension, an acquired psychiatric disorder including depression and major depressive disorder, and sickle cell trait as the Veteran's claims were not supported by evidence of onset during or within one year after active duty.,There is no credible evidence linking any of these conditions to service.

The Veteran seeks service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including schizophrenia (paranoid type), psychosis, and depressive disorder. The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete records and a need for further medical examination.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for peripheral neuropathy of the upper extremities, a bladder condition, acid reflux, infection of the hands, and a psychiatric disability (to include PTSD) as secondary to his service-connected type II diabetes mellitus. The claim for erectile dysfunction was granted.

The Veteran's appeal has been dismissed due to his death while the appeal was pending before the Board.

The Board has remanded the case for further development and to be sent a supplemental statement of the case (SSOC) at the Veteran's current address.

The Veteran's appeal was denied as his service-connected conditions did not warrant a higher rating or additional service connection. The scar of the left parietal area of the scalp, while present, did not meet the criteria for a compensable rating under the applicable diagnostic codes.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining VA treatment records and a psychiatric examination.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and determined that new evidence received since the August 2006 denial supports a causal relationship between her current mental health conditions and her military service. The Veteran is therefore granted service connection.

The Veteran's claims for sleep apnea, asthma, hypertension, skin cancer, knot on left leg (shin), and Meniere's disease were denied as they are not shown to be causally or etiologically related to his active duty service.