Acquired psychiatric disorder Board decisions

The Veteran's appeal has been withdrawn prior to the Board issuing a decision.

The Veteran's appeal has been withdrawn, and his claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, is denied as there is no evidence of a stressor related to combat. The claims for other conditions are also denied.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including PTSD, hypertension, a back disorder, leiomyosarcoma, and diabetes mellitus, were denied. The Board found no evidence of in-service injury or disease related to these conditions, nor any herbicide exposure that could relate the current disabilities to service.

The Veteran's claims are being remanded for additional development, including obtaining VA treatment records and arranging for a VA examination to assess the current severity of his service-connected PTSD and to determine whether any diagnosed cervical spine disorder is related to his military service.

The Board found that the Veteran's claimed psychiatric disorder did not have its onset during service and could not be presumed to have been incurred due to exposure to Agent Orange or other environmental factors. The evidence does not support a finding of chronicity of symptoms, as there is no medical record indicating a continuous period of symptomatology since service.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete records and a need to obtain additional information from the Veteran. The claim for service connection for schizophrenia is being considered as new and material evidence has been received.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD was granted. The issue of entitlement to service connection for malaria is being remanded due to the need for additional development.

The Veteran's appeal was dismissed due to his death, and the Board has no jurisdiction to adjudicate the merits of this claim.

The Veteran's depressive disorder is manifested by deficiencies in most areas, such as work, school, family relations, judgment, thinking, or mood, due to symptoms like near-continuous panic or depression, impaired impulse control, spatial disorientation, and difficulty adapting to stressful circumstances. The disability rating of 70 percent has been granted for this condition.

The Board has remanded the case for a new VA examination to determine if any current psychiatric disability is related to service, including an incident where the Veteran had to jump into water to rescue a friend who fell overboard.

The Board has remanded the case due to additional development being required, including obtaining medical records and procuring a VA medical opinion regarding the Veteran's prostate disorder.

The Board found that the Veteran did not meet the criteria for a diagnosis of PTSD based on the verified stressor involving the USS Pine Island typhoon. The VA examiner's opinion was persuasive, and there is no evidence of PTSD in the medical records.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for additional examinations and development of evidence related to the Veteran's psychiatric disability and low back disability.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, was denied as there is no current diagnosis of PTSD and the evidence does not support a finding that he meets the criteria for this condition.

The Board has remanded the case for further evidentiary development, including obtaining VA treatment records from October 2006 to July 2010. The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, which includes PTSD, is now pending and will be reconsidered.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not meet the criteria for service connection for any of the conditions listed in his claims, and therefore, denied all of them.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for additional development, including obtaining SSA records and scheduling a VA psychiatric examination to determine the relationship between his service-connected headaches and any current acquired psychiatric disability.

The Board has remanded the case for further development and examination to determine if any diagnosed psychiatric disorder is related to service, including physical assaults and alleged sexual assault during service.

The Veteran's claims to reopen service connection for various conditions, including a psychiatric disorder other than PTSD, headaches, rheumatism (claimed as leg cramps), residuals of a head injury, restless leg syndrome, insomnia secondary to PTSD, hypertension secondary to PTSD, right jaw disability, right eye disability, bilateral shoulder disability, low back disability, stomach disability, and corneal abrasion of the left eye have been remanded for further development.

The Veteran does not have a diagnosis of any psychiatric disorder other than PTSD. The Board finds that the preponderance of evidence is against his claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD.