Acquired psychiatric disorder Board decisions

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, is being remanded due to the need to verify his claimed Vietnam service and to determine if he was exposed to any stressors in service. The case will be readjudicated after these actions are completed.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient reasoning in its previous decisions regarding service connection for a low back disorder and an acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD. The Veteran's lay statements of having experienced these conditions since service are being considered, along with VA examination reports.

The Board found that the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, was not incurred in or aggravated by service. The evidence did not establish a diagnosis of PTSD based on an in-service traumatic event or stressor.

The Board finds that the Veteran does not have an acquired psychiatric disorder related to his military service. The claims for increased ratings for sensory loss affecting the left hand and postoperative left wrist scars are denied as there is no evidence of a current disability or any increase in severity since separation from service.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development due to missing service treatment records.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development to determine if she currently suffers from an acquired psychiatric disorder (other than posttraumatic stress disorder) that had its origin during service, including her alleged inservice sexual assault.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder is being remanded due to the need for additional medical examination and treatment records.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and a back disorder are being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining medical records and providing the Veteran with VA examinations.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, other than PTSD, is found to be aggravated by his service-connected PTSD. Service connection for drug addiction and polysubstance abuse is granted as secondary to the service-connected PTSD.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of cervical cancer was denied because she has never been diagnosed with cervical cancer. The issue of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder is remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining SSA disability records.

The Veteran's service-connected migraine headaches are rated at 50 percent effective February 9, 2012. The Board finds that the evidence shows very frequent completely prostrating and prolonged attacks productive of severe economic inadaptability.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a current disability for any of the claimed conditions and therefore, service connection cannot be granted.

The Board is remanding the case to the RO for further development of evidence, including obtaining a curriculum vitae from the VA medical expert who provided an opinion in this matter.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, to include PTSD, is granted.

The Board has decided to remand the case for additional development, including providing proper notice regarding evidence from sources other than service records and obtaining VA treatment records. The Veteran's psychiatric disorders will also be evaluated by a VA examiner.

The Veteran's service-connected conditions do not meet the criteria for a certificate of eligibility for purchase of an automobile and/or adaptive equipment or adaptive equipment only, as he is not service connected for any qualifying problem.

The Veteran's appeal for an earlier effective date for his service-connected psychotic disorder was withdrawn by him, and the RO confirmed this withdrawal in a rating decision issued on May 8, 2007.

The Veteran does not have an innocently acquired psychiatric disability, to include PTSD, due to disease or injury that was incurred in or aggravated by active service.

The Board has granted service connection for hypertension as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected diabetes mellitus type II, and assigned a 10 percent disability rating.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD and the claim for TDIU. The evidence did not support a diagnosis of PTSD, despite corroborated stressor events.