Acquired psychiatric disorder Board decisions

The Board has determined that the Veteran's low back disorder and psychiatric disorder are related to injuries sustained during active service, granting service connection for these conditions.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have an acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD, and thus service connection for such a condition is denied.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining Social Security Administration (SSA) disability benefits records and medical records associated with those determinations.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorders and PTSD were not incurred in or aggravated by service, nor may a psychosis be presumed to have been incurred in such service.

The Board found no evidence of an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, related to the Veteran's military service. The claim was denied.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for a 100% rating for schizophrenia was denied as the effective date of June 29, 2004 is more than one year after his December 1, 1993 increased rating claim.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for schizophrenia and PTSD have been denied, as the evidence does not support these diagnoses. The Veteran also failed to meet the criteria for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran seeks service connection for PTSD, but the claim is remanded due to lack of verification of claimed stressors and need for a VA psychiatric examination.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for psychiatric disorder, lung disability, and bilateral eye disability. The evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were incurred or aggravated by military service.

The Board found that the Veteran's psychiatric disorder is not related to service and denied her claim for service connection.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for an innocently acquired psychiatric disorder (to include PTSD) and a respiratory disorder were denied. The claim to reopen the acne claim was also denied due to lack of new and material evidence.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim for service connection for Eustachian tube dysfunction of the left ear and has determined that his acquired psychiatric disorder, including anxiety and depression, is related to his active military service. The decision grants these claims.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including major depressive disorder, was not incurred in or aggravated by active service and is not related to any incident of service. The Board finds that the current major depressive disorder did not originate in service and it is not related to any incident of service.

Service connection is denied for refractive error of the eye.,Service connection granted for diabetic retinopathy, secondary to service-connected diabetes mellitus.

The Board has remanded the case for further development due to conflicting evidence regarding the appellant's incapacity prior to age 18.

The Board has determined that service connection is not warranted for either claimed heart disability or psychiatric disability.

The Veteran's psychiatric disorder, hemorrhoids, and thoracolumbar degenerative disc disease were all granted service connection. The initial evaluation for the thoracolumbar degenerative disc disease was increased to 20 percent.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claims for service connection have been denied as new and material evidence was not submitted to reopen his right knee injury claim, and he does not meet the criteria for service connection for other conditions.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD and an increased disability rating for his low back disability were denied. The low back disability was rated as 10 percent disabling, with separate ratings of 10 percent each for neurological manifestations affecting the right and left lower extremities.

The Board denied the petition to reopen the claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, including schizophrenia and PTSD. The evidence submitted was not new or material.