Acquired psychiatric disorder Board decisions

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, specifically posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), due to personal assaults in service.

The Board found that the Veteran's current PTSD was not incurred in active military service and denied his claim for service connection.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disability, adjustment disorder with depressed mood, is not related to his service and therefore denied service connection for this condition. The claims of service connection for hepatitis C and a skin disability (claimed as a skin rash) are also denied.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for additional development, including obtaining VA and non-VA psychiatric treatment records, and a VA examination to determine if any current psychiatric disorder had its onset during service or is otherwise etiologically related to the Veteran's service.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining SSA records and VA treatment records. The Veteran will also be provided an opportunity for a current VA examination regarding her service-connected lumbar strain and left ovarian cyst.

The Board has denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including bipolar disorder, panic disorder, mood disorder, and personality disorder. The Veteran's current diagnoses do not meet the criteria for service connection as her acquired psychiatric disorder is considered a direct result of her service-connected personality disorder.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining verification of the appellant's periods of ACDUTRA and INACDUTRA from February 1992 to February 1999. The nonservice-connected pension claim is also inextricably intertwined with this issue.

The Board found that the Veteran's schizophrenia was incurred in service, resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.

The Board found no evidence of a current diagnosis of PTSD and denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD. The Veteran's symptoms were attributed to his personality disorder, which is not considered a disease or injury under VA regulations.

The Board found that the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD and hypertension were not incurred in or aggravated by service, and denied both claims. The Veteran's TDIU claim was also denied as his service-connected disability did not meet the schedular criteria.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's psychiatric disorder was aggravated by his active military service, and thus grants service connection for this condition.

The Veteran's claim for an annual clothing allowance was granted. The Board found that the Veteran is entitled to a clothing allowance for 2011 due to his service-connected lumbar spine disability. Service connection and increased ratings were denied for left elbow disability, acquired psychiatric disability (other than major depressive disorder), hypertension, tinnitus, degenerative joint disease of the lumbar spine, and major depressive disorder.

The Board has remanded the case for an additional VA psychiatric examination to determine the nature and etiology of the claimed psychiatric disorder, including a sleeping disorder. The Veteran's service-connected fibromyalgia is also considered in determining whether his current psychiatric condition is related to active duty service.

The Board found that the Veteran is not competent to manage her own funds without limitation due to her psychiatric disabilities, which require frequent hospitalizations and poor judgment.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's schizophrenia and PTSD are related to his military service, including in-service sexual trauma.

The Veteran's appeal has been dismissed as she withdrew her appeal for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, other than PTSD with paranoid schizophrenia, to include depression.

The Board found that the Veteran does not have an acquired psychiatric disorder or right finger scar due to military service and may not be presumed to have been incurred in service.

The Board found that there is no medical evidence of a PTSD diagnosis and the acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD is not related to the Veteran's active service.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD. The evidence submitted since the last denial relates to unestablished facts necessary to substantiate the claim and raises a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claim.

The Board has granted service connection for depression, finding that it is related to the Veteran's service-connected PTSD. The claim was reopened due to new and material evidence received since the previous denial.