Acquired psychiatric disorder Board decisions

The Veteran does not have residuals of a traumatic brain injury or an acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD that were caused by his service.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, claimed as PTSD and depression. However, the claim remains denied as there is no valid diagnosis of PTSD and the Veteran's current psychiatric disorders are not related to active duty service.

The Board found that the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including dementia due to head trauma, was not incurred in or aggravated by active service.

The Veteran's hiatal hernia is not service-connected as it was not incurred or aggravated by her periods of active and inactive duty for training.,There is no evidence of a right shoulder disorder during the Veteran's periods of ACDUTRA, nor any current diagnosis.

The Board found that the appellant's acquired psychiatric disability is not etiologically related to his active military service and denied his claim for service connection.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded to obtain additional medical records and for further examination and opinion regarding his claimed acquired psychiatric disability, including PTSD, and chronic diarrhea.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for additional development, including obtaining SSA records and scheduling a VA examination. The Veteran is also advised that multiple distinct degrees of disability may result in different levels of compensation.

The Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD. The Board finds that the preponderance of evidence is against his claim.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's current schizophrenia can be linked to his period of active service, and thus grants service connection for schizophrenia.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including verifying claimed stressors and scheduling a VA psychiatric examination. The appeal is not about service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder.

Service connection for a psychiatric disorder (paranoid schizophrenia) has been granted.,A rating in excess of 10 percent for residuals of right sternoclavicular strain from April 3, 1992 to July 25, 1999 is denied.,A rating in excess of 10 percent for residuals of cervical spine injury from March 22, 1993 to October 28, 1998 has been granted.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD and an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD. The claim for a left ankle disability was also denied.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected right knee chondromalacia patella, left knee effusion, and bilateral sensorineural hearing loss. The Veteran's lumbar strain/myositis, left shoulder degenerative joint disease with impingement, and plantar fascia fibromatosis were all rated as 20 percent disabling.

The Board found that the evidence does not demonstrate an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, and thus denied service connection for this condition. The other issues were also denied as there was no diagnosis of a current disability.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, a bilateral eye disorder, and an acquired psychiatric disorder due to lack of new and material evidence.

The Board found that the Veteran did not serve in Vietnam and thus could not establish herbicide exposure. The claims for diabetes, hypertension, and an acquired psychiatric disorder were denied as there was no evidence of such conditions during service or within one year post-service.

The Veteran's appeal was denied for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder other than panic disorder without agoraphobia and PTSD, but to include depression. The initial disability ratings for chronic left shoulder dislocation and GERD were also denied.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, which includes PTSD, major depression, and anxiety disorder. The Board also found that a cervical/gynecological condition is related to active military service, but did not find any evidence of a respiratory disease due to chemical exposure during service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's PTSD disability warrants a 100 percent evaluation, representing total occupational and social impairment.

The Board has remanded the case to obtain additional medical opinions regarding service connection for psychiatric disability and erectile dysfunction, including consideration of secondary service connection.