Acquired psychiatric disorder Board decisions

The Board found no evidence of a chronic psychiatric disorder during service or within one year after separation, and the veteran's current schizophrenia was not linked to his military service.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have a current diagnosis of PTSD or an acquired psychiatric disorder, and there is no evidence to support service connection for these conditions. The Board also found that hypertension was not incurred in service.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, requires further development and is being remanded.

The Board has granted service connection for hypertension and found that the veteran's hemorrhoids were not incurred in or aggravated by service. The case is being remanded to obtain VA examinations for erectile dysfunction, gastroesophageal reflux, and any psychiatric disorder.

The Board has granted an effective date of December 21, 2001 for a 100% rating for schizophrenia.

The Board denied the appellant's claims for service connection for various conditions, finding that none of them were incurred or aggravated during his periods of active duty training (ACDUTRA) or inactive duty training (INACDUTRA). The appellant had a preexisting left knee disorder and was not shown to have any new injuries or diseases in ACDUTRA or INACDUTRA. He also did not meet the criteria for service connection due to his psychiatric condition, deep vein thrombosis of the left leg, or pseudofolliculitis barbae.

The Board found no evidence of a current psychiatric disability related to service, and denied the claim for service connection.

The veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including mood disorder, dysthymia, schizotypical personality disorder, and schizoaffective disorder, is being remanded due to the need for a medical examination and opinion.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have a current diagnosis of schizophrenia or PTSD, and his depressive symptoms are related to confinement in the prison system. Therefore, service connection for these conditions is denied.

The veteran's claims for service connection and increased ratings have been denied. The RO found no new and material evidence to reopen the claims of service connection for psychiatric disorder, left arm disability, and low back disability. The rating decisions regarding cervical strain with degenerative joint disease, chondromalacia of the right knee, and residuals of a fractured right little finger were also denied.

The Board has determined that there is no current diagnosis of a bilateral knee disability and no evidence tending to relate a bilateral knee disability to service or to the service-connected bilateral foot disabilities. Therefore, service connection for a bilateral knee disability, to include as secondary to service-connected bilateral foot disabilities, is not warranted.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including PTSD, coronary artery disease, respiratory disorders, loss of teeth, and squamous cell carcinoma. The appeals were based on new evidence that reopened previously denied claims.

The Board found that the veteran's acquired psychiatric disorders did not have onset during service or within one year of separation, were not caused by his active service, and are not etiologically related to his service. Therefore, the claim for service connection was denied.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a heart condition, pulmonary condition, and psychiatric disorder as there is no competent medical evidence linking these conditions to his period of active duty.

The Board has reviewed the claims for increased evaluations and service connection, but found that the evidence did not meet the criteria for a higher evaluation or service connection in all cases. The appeals are therefore denied.

The Board found that the veteran does not have an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, which is related to his military service.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development due to inadequate examination reports that did not address private medical opinions regarding the relationship of the veteran's psychiatric and cognitive disabilities to an in-service head injury.

The Board has determined that the veteran's paranoid schizophrenia is related to his active service and grants the claim for service connection.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for paranoid schizophrenia, finding that there was clear and unmistakable evidence to show that the condition pre-existed service and had not been aggravated during active duty.

The Board has remanded the case for further development due to incomplete medical opinions and missing Social Security Administration records.