Acquired psychiatric disorder Board decisions

The Board has granted a rating of 70 percent for the Veteran's schizophrenia, effective from August 2003. The claim for an earlier effective date is subsumed by this decision.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD and an acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD, including as secondary to a service-connected low back disability, were denied. The claim for the initial rating higher than 10 percent for his low back disability was also denied.

The Veteran's claimed acquired psychiatric disorder and PTSD were not shown to be caused or aggravated by events during military service.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a right shoulder disability, arthritis of the bilateral hands, and an acquired psychiatric disorder (major depression). The evidence does not support a finding that these conditions are related to military service.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD was denied. The Board found that the Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of PTSD and thus, cannot establish service connection.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to the need for additional medical records and examinations.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for a psychiatric disability, bilateral hearing loss, and coronary artery disease were denied as there is no evidence of current disabilities or a relationship to service.

The Board has determined that the appellant's acquired psychiatric disorder, including depression, PTSD, anxiety, and borderline personality disorder, was not incurred in or aggravated by active military service.

The appellant withdrew his appeal for the claims of service connection for a psychiatric disorder, hearing loss, and right knee chondromalacia.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for TDIU was denied as there was no evidence of disability prior to March 10, 1998 and the appeal is untimely.

The Board is remanding the case to the RO for further development due to unavailability of records from the U.S. Department of State and National Archives and Records Administration.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for psychiatric disorder, low back disorder, bilateral eye disorder, and TMJ disorder. The claim for service connection for migraine headaches as secondary to a bilateral eye and/or TMJ disorders is moot due to denial of other related conditions.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining SSA disability determination records and a VA examiner's opinion regarding whether any current psychiatric disabilities are related to service.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete evidence and needs further examination.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete records and need for further examination.

The Veteran's schizophrenia, paranoid type is currently rated at 50 percent and has been granted. The rating will be increased to 70 percent effective November 12, 2007.

The Board found that the Veteran's tinnitus is not related to his service or any aspect thereof, and his acquired psychiatric condition (including depression and anxiety) did not manifest during service and is unrelated to his period of service.

The Board has remanded the case for further development due to insufficient notice regarding personal assault allegations and outstanding SSA records.

The Veteran's skin disorder is rated as 10 percent disabling, effective from the date of this decision.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability (other than PTSD) and a disability of the neck, finding that there was no evidence to support these claims.