Acquired psychiatric disorder Board decisions

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and reopened a claim for a bilateral eye disability. The Veteran's other claims are addressed in the REMAND portion of this decision.

The Veteran's GERD is presumed to have been incurred in service due to exposure to herbicides. However, the current disorder was not linked to his military service and there is no evidence of a link between other claimed conditions and service.

The Veteran does not have a valid clinical diagnosis of PTSD, either presently or at any time during the pendency of this claim. A chronic psychiatric disability did not have its onset during active military service.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development due to the Veteran's failure to receive correspondence and missed a VA examination. The appeal is not about service connection at all, but rather concerns evaluations and claims.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining updated VA treatment records and scheduling a psychiatric examination to determine if the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorders are related to service. The issues of service connection for a psychiatric disability and a sleep disorder as secondary to a psychiatric disability remain on appeal.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining private treatment records and scheduling VA examinations to assess his cervical spine disability and psychiatric disorder.

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, depression, and adjustment disorder. Additionally, the Board has also granted compensation benefits under the provisions of 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 for blepharospasm caused by VA treatment.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including a VA examination to determine if any current psychiatric disorder other than posttraumatic stress disorder is related to an incident in service. The Veteran's claim of service connection for a psychiatric disorder will be reconsidered based on the additional evidence.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for accrued benefits as there was no evidence of a pre-existing psychiatric disorder that was permanently aggravated by military service at the time of her husband's death. The Veteran had not been service connected for any disability during his lifetime.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's claimed conditions, including shin splints as secondary to service-connected bilateral pes planus and psychiatric disorders. The effective date of these grants is not specified.

The Veteran's tinnitus is the result of military noise exposure and service connection for this condition has been granted.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to incomplete records and the need for additional examinations to determine service connection for various conditions, including Gulf War Syndrome, obesity, joint disorders, psychiatric disorder (PTSD), skin condition, headaches, and high blood pressure.

The Veteran's appeal was dismissed due to the death of the appellant, and no service connection decision could be made as a result.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including psychosis, schizophrenia, and psychotic disorder not otherwise specified, is service-connected. The condition was first noted during military service and continued after discharge.

The Board found that the appellant's current psychiatric disorders, including schizoaffective disorder, bipolar disorder, and schizophrenia, are presumed to have existed prior to his entrance into service in December 1974. Therefore, the claim for service connection is granted.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder secondary to her service-connected disabilities is being remanded due to the need for an additional medical examination and opinion regarding whether her service-connected disabilities have aggravated her psychiatric disorder.

The Board found that the Veteran's migraine headaches and muscle spasms did not have their onset in service, were not manifested to a compensable degree within one year after service, or are otherwise causally related to service. The claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder was remanded.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for congestive heart failure, bilateral hearing loss, breathing problems and/or sleep apnea, and a psychiatric disorder. The evidence does not support a finding that these conditions are related to service.

The Veteran's psychiatric disorders, including anxiety disorder, dysthymia with pseudodementia, and primary insomnia, are found to have onset during her active service.

The Veteran's claims for service connection were dismissed due to his death.