Acquired psychiatric disorder Board decisions

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for residuals from shrapnel wound to the head, traumatic brain injury, and acquired psychiatric disorder (claimed as mental health condition to include PTSD) due to lack of credible evidence supporting these conditions during active service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran is not competent to manage his VA benefits due to his mental health condition, specifically paranoid schizophrenia.

The Board finds that the Veteran's throat cancer and psychiatric disorder are not related to service, including exposure to herbicides or asbestos. The claim for an increased evaluation of lumbar spine disability is addressed in a separate remand.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining private treatment records and a VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of any current psychiatric disabilities.

The Board has determined that the Veteran is now competent to manage his financial affairs, and therefore restored his competency status for VA benefit purposes.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's current schizophrenia is etiologically related to his active duty service period, granting the claim for service connection.

The case is being remanded for additional development to address the etiology of the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder and the nature of his service-connected right knee disabilities. The TDIU claim will also be remanded as it is inextricably intertwined with the other issues.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining VA treatment records and providing an addendum to the April 2013 VA examiner's report. The appeal is now pending again.

The Board denied service connection for a drug sensitivity disability, finding that it was not incurred in or aggravated by active military service and is not related to the Veteran's service-connected acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for psychiatric disability, including PTSD, is being remanded due to the need to develop evidence regarding his claimed stressors and to consider the revised regulations concerning service connection for PTSD.

The Board found that the Veteran's claims of service connection were denied as there was no evidence linking his current conditions to his military service.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, and asbestosis. The evidence did not support the Veteran's claims of in-service stressors or asbestos exposure.

The Board has granted service connection for a psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, and other conditions such as kidney, bladder, and bilateral foot disorders. The Veteran's current diagnoses are supported by medical evidence linking these conditions to her military service.

The Board found that the Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include schizophrenia, and thus denied his claim for service connection.

The Veteran's right knee disability, including as due to a service-connected left foot fracture, was not incurred in or aggravated by active service.,The Veteran did not experience any in-service dental trauma or bone loss resulting in missing teeth for purposes of outpatient treatment.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including VA examinations to determine the relationship between his current sleep apnea and psychiatric disorders with his military service or a service-connected right knee disability.

The Board found no evidence linking the Veteran's current acquired psychiatric disabilities, including depression, schizophrenia, dysthymic disorder, and delusional disorder, to his service. The claim is denied.

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD, to include anxiety disorder. The Veteran's testimony and medical evidence have been considered in establishing this connection.

The Board has determined that the duty to assist the Veteran has not been fully met with regard to his claims for service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder and an acquired psychiatric disorder, including depression and alcohol abuse. The appeal is remanded to attempt verification of the Veteran's reported in-service stressful events.

The Veteran's claims for bilateral hearing loss, an acquired psychiatric disorder, lower extremity neuropathy, sleep apnea, and seizures were denied as the evidence did not establish service connection based on direct service connection.