Acquired psychiatric disorder Board decisions

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have an acquired psychiatric disability or a chronic sleep disorder related to service. The preponderance of evidence shows that any current conditions are due to personality disorders and other non-service-related factors.

The Board found that the Veteran's claimed reflex sympathetic dystrophy and psychiatric disability are not related to his military service or a service-connected condition, thus denying both claims.

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

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for additional development due to incomplete records and need for further examination.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a low back disability, migraine headaches, an acquired psychiatric disability, and exercise-induced asthma due to lack of evidence showing these conditions were incurred in or aggravated by her military service.

The Board found that the Veteran does not have post-traumatic stress disorder and denied her claim for service connection. The case is remanded to obtain a VA examination regarding whether her pre-existing lumbar spine condition was aggravated during active duty.

The Veteran's chronic paranoid schizophrenia is etiologically related to service and the Board has granted his claim for service connection.

The Veteran's appeal has been dismissed due to his death, and the Board does not have jurisdiction to adjudicate the merits of this claim.

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder (depression) and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), finding that the Veteran's current diagnoses are consistent with his military service experiences. Service connection for residuals of asbestos exposure was not established.

The Veteran's claim for an increased disability rating for PTSD with schizophrenia, paranoid type is being remanded due to the need for additional VA treatment records and a new examination.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection were denied. The duodenal ulcer was rated as 20 percent disabling, the bilateral knee disability was not incurred or aggravated during active service, and the psychiatric disability was not incurred or aggravated during active service.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for a psychiatric disability, thyroid disorder, and prostate disorder were denied. The RO is instructed to readjudicate these claims in light of the additional evidence provided.

The Board denied an increased rating for bilateral hearing loss and denied the claim for an earlier effective date. The Veteran's appeal regarding these issues is being remanded.

The Veteran's liver disorder, neck pain, and schizophrenia were not incurred or aggravated by service. The Board denied the claims for these conditions.

The Board has ordered additional development of the Veteran's claims due to a failure to obtain in-service medical records from Walter Reed Army Hospital and Ireland Community Army Hospital. The case is being remanded for further review.

The Veteran is seeking service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder. The RO has requested additional records and will conduct a VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of any current psychiatric condition, including its relationship to military service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, other than PTSD, was not incurred in or aggravated by service and is not attributable to any event or injury during service. The claim for service connection is denied.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been previously denied and are still pending.

The Board has determined that the criteria for TDIU were met more than one year prior to the date of claim (June 14, 2005), but as the effective date must be the date of claim or a factually ascertainable increase in disability occurred within one year before the date of claim, an earlier effective date is denied.

The Veteran's claims for service connection and TDIU benefits are being remanded due to inadequate VA examination opinions regarding the nature and etiology of his claimed conditions.