Acquired psychiatric disorder Board decisions

The Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, to include PTSD, and hypertension were denied. The Board found that there was no evidence of a verified in-service stressor for PTSD, and the current psychiatric disability is not related to service or a service-connected condition.,There is currently no diagnosis of hypertension due to service or a service-connected condition.

The Board found no evidence of diabetes mellitus or peripheral neuropathy in service, and the Veteran's statements regarding these conditions were not credible. The claim for an acquired psychiatric disability (including PTSD) was denied as there is no verified stressor consistent with his active service. Coronary artery disease was also denied.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's service connection for PTSD should be remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining medical records and arranging for a VA examination.

The Veteran's appeals for increased disability rating and TDIU have been dismissed as the Veteran has withdrawn his claims through his attorney.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, and lumbar spine disability. The Veteran's claim for a higher initial rating for bilateral Achilles tendon injuries and left and right Achilles tendon injuries was also denied. Service connection for seizure disorder was not addressed in this decision.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, to include schizoaffective disorder and depression with psychotic features. The TDIU issue is being remanded.

The Board has reopened the claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, but denied the claim as there is no evidence of a current disability resulting from disease or injury during service.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including a new VA psychiatric examination to determine if the Veteran meets the DSM-IV criteria for PTSD and other acquired psychiatric disorders due to service. The examiner must assess all current psychiatric disorders in conformance with the DSM-IV and determine their etiology.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for a Board hearing. The issues of service connection, increased ratings for lumbar spine disability and radiculopathy, and TDIU are still pending.

The Veteran does not have a diagnosis of PTSD, and the VA examiner concluded that he does not meet the criteria for a PTSD diagnosis. Therefore, service connection for PTSD cannot be granted.

The Board has granted service connection for anxiety disorder, NOS. The appeal of the denial of service connection for residuals of a right ankle fracture is dismissed.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD. The Veteran's symptoms were diagnosed as adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood, but the VA examiner found that these did not meet the criteria for PTSD under DSM-IV.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and determined that there is at least a reasonable doubt as to whether his current condition was incurred in service. As such, the appeal is granted.

The Board has granted service connection for PTSD and a psychiatric disorder other than PTSD, finding that the evidence is in relative equipoise as to whether these conditions are due to combat stressors. Service connection was also granted for Reiter's syndrome.

The Veteran's bilateral foot disorder and acquired psychiatric disorder were not found to be related to service or secondary to service-connected disabilities.,Both conditions are presumed to have been caused by the Veteran's military service.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disability other than PTSD, to include bipolar disorder, was not incurred in or aggravated by active service, including as due to herbicide exposure.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, specifically PTSD, is being remanded due to the need for a medical opinion regarding the sufficiency of his in-service stressors and whether he currently has PTSD related to his military service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for back and neck conditions, as well as his claim for an acquired psychiatric condition. The evidence did not establish a link between these conditions and his military service.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development, including a VA examination to determine the current level of severity of his service-connected eye disability and another VA examination to determine whether he has a diagnosis of a psychiatric disorder caused by service or service-connected disorders. The claims will be readjudicated after this additional development.

The Board is remanding the case for further development to determine if the Veteran has PTSD and whether his current psychiatric disability was caused by or aggravated by his military service.