Acquired psychiatric disorder Board decisions

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has not been received to reopen the claim of service connection for a psychiatric disorder, resulting in a denial.

The VA determined that the veteran does not have an acquired psychiatric disorder, other than PTSD, incurred or aggravated during his military service. The Board found no competent medical evidence of a current diagnosis of bipolar paranoid schizophrenia and concluded there is no link between the veteran's alleged in-service harassment and his current condition.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient service medical records and the need for further development, including obtaining additional VA treatment records and Social Security Administration (SSA) disability benefits decisions.

The veteran's schizophrenia has been shown to be productive of a blunted affect and recurrent, though not persistent, hallucinations. The Board found that the symptoms did not meet the criteria for a higher evaluation.

The Board has determined that the veteran's restrictive airways disease is not related to his service, and therefore denied this claim. The veteran was granted a 70 percent rating for his acquired psychiatric disorder (Anxiety, Major Depression, PTSD).,The veteran's mental health condition includes anxiety, major depression, and PTSD, with symptoms such as irritability, impaired impulse control resulting in threatened violence, hypervigilance, panic attacks, and nightmares.

The Board denied the claim for service connection for an acquired neuro-psychiatric disorder, finding that new and material evidence was not submitted to reopen the previously denied claim. The preponderance of the medical evidence did not support a finding that any of the appellant's acquired neuro-psychiatric disorders were incurred in or aggravated by his period of active duty for training.

The Board has determined that the veteran's sleep apnea, navel hernia, diabetes mellitus, prostate cancer, and acquired psychiatric disorder (PTSD) are not related to service. The claims for these conditions have been denied.

The Board found no evidence linking the veteran's claimed conditions to his service, and thus denied all claims for service connection.

The VA medical opinion concluded that the veteran's service-connected schizophrenia did not cause or contribute to his death due to hypertension and COPD, which were noted in the ICU following resuscitative efforts with sympathomimetic agents.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claimed acquired psychiatric disorder is not related to her service and thus denied her claim for service connection.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate notice provided to the veteran regarding new and material evidence for his claim of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including schizophrenia.

The Board has remanded the case due to failure in obtaining relevant medical records and discharge information, as well as failing to provide proper VCAA notice.

The veteran's claim for a higher rating for her service-connected bilateral pes planus was denied.,Her claim for secondary service connection for a psychiatric disorder due to her service-connected bilateral pes planus was granted.

The Board has determined that there is no credible evidence linking the veteran's current psychiatric disorders, including PTSD, to service. The preponderance of the evidence does not support a finding of service connection.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development to corroborate the veteran's reported stressful events and determine if they meet the DSM-IV criteria for PTSD.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for schizophrenia, finding no evidence of a causal link between his current condition and any incident of service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims of service connection for sinus disability, low back disorder, and psychiatric disorder. The conditions were found not to be related to his military service.

The Board found no evidence of a chronic psychiatric disorder during service or for many years thereafter, and concluded that the veteran's current major depressive disorder is not causally related to active service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims of service connection for chronic right knee and low back disorders, as well as his claim for an acquired psychiatric disability. The evidence submitted since the April 1996 decision was found to be insufficient to reopen any of these claims.

The Board has granted service connection for a psychiatric disorder, diagnosed as bipolar disorder, and the effective date is set at the date of receipt of the claim.