Acquired psychiatric disorder Board decisions

The Board found no credible evidence of the Veteran's reported stressors during service, and thus denied his claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder to include PTSD.

The Veteran's appeal regarding the effective date of a total disability rating for his service-connected acquired psychiatric disability was dismissed as he did not file a timely notice of disagreement with the July 2001 decision.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including PTSD and COPD, related to herbicide exposure during service are denied.

The Veteran's major depressive disorder was granted service connection. The Board finds that the evidence is in equipoise regarding whether his current acquired psychiatric disorders, including right eye and left eye disorders, spastic dysphonia, and GERD are related to his military service.

The Board found that new and material evidence had not been submitted to reopen the claim for service connection for paranoid schizophrenia, as the evidence did not show a psychiatric disability due to service.

The Board has reopened the claim for service connection for acquired psychiatric disability and granted it, finding that new evidence supports a diagnosis of PTSD. The Veteran's symptoms are related to his military service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for headaches and an acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD, finding that there was no evidence linking these conditions to his military service.

The Board found that the Veteran's bilateral knee disability was not related to his service or a service-connected condition, and denied his claim for service connection.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disability, diagnosed as schizoaffective disorder, was incurred during active service and is granted service connection.

The Veteran's appeal of whether new and material evidence has been received to reopen service connection for undifferentiated type schizophrenia was withdrawn before a final decision could be made. The issue of an increased disability rating in excess of 10 percent disabling for jaw disability is remanded for further development.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD. The evidence did not establish a current diagnosis of PTSD.

The Board has decided to remand the case for additional development, including obtaining a VA examination and reviewing the Veteran's personnel file. The Veteran is seeking service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, which may include posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, including schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and PTSD, is being remanded due to the inadequate April 2010 VA opinion. The case will be further adjudicated after obtaining a new VA examination.

The Board has decided to remand the case for further development, including obtaining service personnel records and scheduling a VA examination.

The Veteran's service connection claims for hypercholesterolemia, right hip disability, left hip disability, neuropsychiatric condition (depression), cervical spine disability, bilateral neuropathy and radiculopathy of the lower extremities, degenerative joint disease of the knees, bulging disc and herniation, degenerative changes of the ankles, and thoracic paravertebral myositis were denied. The Veteran's service-connected lumbar spine disability is rated at 20 percent.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining VA and private treatment records, scheduling a VA examination to determine if the Veteran's psychiatric disorder began in or was aggravated by military service, and addressing whether his upper spine disorder is related to his seizure disorder.

The Board finds that the Veteran does not have a currently diagnosed acquired psychiatric disability, specifically PTSD. Therefore, service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability is denied.

The Board finds that the preponderance of evidence is against finding that an acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD, or residuals of a deviated nasal septum with sinusitis, are related to service.

The Board determined that the Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of PTSD and found no evidence linking his acquired psychiatric disorder to service. The claim was denied.