Acquired psychiatric disorder Board decisions

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not meet the criteria for a special monthly pension based on aid and attendance due to lack of legal benefit under VA regulations. The service connection claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, is being remanded for further development.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, bilateral tinea pedis, tinea cruris, and asbestosis have all been denied. The Board found that there was no credible evidence of in-service stressors related to fear of hostile enemy activity, no verified exposure to herbicides or asbestos during service, and insufficient medical evidence linking the current conditions to service.

The Veteran's active psychotic manifestations of paranoid schizophrenia during the specified periods produced complete social and industrial inadaptability, warranting a 100% rating.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded to the RO for scheduling a Board video-conference hearing. The claims of service connection for a psychiatric disorder and erectile dysfunction will be further evaluated.

The Veteran's schizophrenia resulted in total social and industrial inadaptability, warranting a 100% disability rating effective September 30, 1994.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, is being remanded due to the need for additional development and examination.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's right foot and psychiatric disabilities did not have their onset during service or are otherwise related to her active duty. As such, service connection for these conditions is denied.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for a Travel Board hearing at the RO. The issues of service connection for a back disorder and an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, are pending.

The Veteran's claim for a TDIU is moot as he has been granted a 100% schedular rating and special monthly compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1114(s). The appeal of the psychiatric disorder claims is also dismissed as they are encompassed within his now service-connected psychiatric disorder.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder including PTSD was denied as the evidence did not establish a current disability and there was no link between his claimed in-service stressors and his diagnosed conditions.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for further development, including a VA psychiatric examination and an additional VA examination of the left knee. The effective date claim will be addressed in a statement of the case.

The Board has remanded the case due to the Appellant's request for a Travel Board hearing, and the case will be returned to the RO after the hearing.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder is being remanded due to his failure to report for a VA examination and the need to obtain additional medical records. A new VA psychiatric examination will be scheduled.

The Board found no evidence to support the Veteran's claims of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, including PTSD, and denied the claim.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD, tingling of the legs, and tinnitus. The new evidence received since the last denial is sufficient to reopen these claims.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for Type II diabetes mellitus and a chronic acquired psychiatric disorder (to include major depressive disorder, depressive disorder not otherwise specified, dysthymic disorder, and PTSD). The objective clinical evidence did not establish onset of these conditions during any period of active military service or a definitive link to specific events occurring during documented periods of ACDUTRA or INACDUTRA.

The Board has remanded the claims for additional development, including obtaining private medical records and scheduling a VA examination. The Veteran's claims are still pending.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's paranoid schizophrenia clearly and unmistakably existed prior to service, and is not aggravated by service. The Veteran's current symptoms of paranoia have been continuous since service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's psychiatric disorder had its onset in service and is therefore granted service connection.

The Veteran's type II diabetes mellitus is presumed to have been incurred in service due to herbicide exposure. The Board has granted the claim for service connection for this condition.