Acquired psychiatric disorder Board decisions

The Board found no evidence to support the Veteran's claims for bilateral shoulder disability and PTSD, concluding that any current disabilities are not related to his military service.

The Veteran has been diagnosed with PTSD and a mood disorder, both linked to an in-service personal assault. The Board finds sufficient circumstantial evidence to corroborate the Veteran's assertions of physical assault during basic training.

The Board has ordered a new examination to determine the etiology of the Veteran's psychiatric disorders, including PTSD and gender identity disorder. The case is being remanded for further development.

The Board denied service connection for residuals of a neck injury and the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder (to include PTSD) remains pending.

The Veteran does not have any of the claimed conditions that are related to his service.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development to obtain inpatient and outpatient treatment records from various facilities, including those related to the Veteran's incarceration and VA treatment. The claim will be readjudicated after all requested development is completed.

The Board found that the Veteran's back disorder was not incurred in or aggravated by service and arthritis may not be presumed to have been so incurred.,There is no competent evidence relating any current psychiatric diagnosis to an incident of service or a service-connected disability. The Board concluded that the Veteran does not meet the criteria for service connection for PTSD, Major Depression, or Generalized Anxiety Disorder.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including schizoaffective, dysthymic and depressive disorders and paranoid schizophrenia, is not shown to be etiologically related to his active military service. The Board finds that the Veteran's current acquired psychiatric disorder (depressive disorder) is secondary to his non-service-connected PTSD.

The Board has determined that additional development is needed for the Veteran's claims, including obtaining VA treatment records and scheduling examinations to address his hearing loss, tinnitus, psychiatric disorder, and cervical spine disability.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a current disability related to her active military service for bilateral knee, low back, headache, or psychiatric conditions. As such, the claims for service connection are denied.

The Board is unable to make a final determination on whether new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD. The appeal will be remanded to obtain additional VA medical records and Social Security Administration (SSA) disability benefits records.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, to include depression, is at least as likely as not related to service. The claim for secondary service connection for pes planus remains pending.

The Board found that the Veteran did not have service in Vietnam and is not presumed to have been exposed to herbicides. The earliest clinical evidence of many of the claimed disabilities was many years after separation from service, and there has been no demonstration by competent medical or lay evidence of record that any of these conditions are causally related to active service.

The Board has granted service connection for a skin disorder on a secondary basis to obesity, but denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining a new VA examination to determine if the Veteran has an acquired psychiatric disability, to include PTSD, and whether any such disability is related to service. The examiner must also address the potential stressors claimed by the Veteran.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder (other than posttraumatic stress disorder) is not shown to have been present in service or for many years thereafter, nor is it the result of any incident or incidents of his period of active military service. Therefore, his claim for service connection must be denied.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including a right eye disability and a psychiatric disorder other than PTSD, were granted with an effective date of March 8, 2007.

The Veteran's claims for service connection and increased rating are being remanded due to the need for additional examinations, records review, and other development.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining medical records and confirming stressors.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD. The case is remanded to allow VA to consider new evidence and provide a VA examination.