Acquired psychiatric disorder Board decisions

The veteran's right eyebrow scar does not meet the criteria for a compensable evaluation, and service connection for a psychiatric condition was denied.

The veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, variously classified, was reopened and granted based on new evidence showing the condition during service. The claims for a low back disability, knee disability, and sleep apnea are being remanded.

The veteran's current mental disorder is not etiologically related to active service.

The Board denied the claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder as new and material evidence was not submitted to reopen the previously disallowed claim.

The Board denied service connection for degenerative arthritis of the lumbar spine, peripheral neuropathy of the feet, degenerative arthritis of the left knee, and an acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Board denied the veteran's application to reopen a claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, as new and material evidence was not submitted.

The veteran withdrew his appeal for an initial disability rating in excess of 20 percent, currently evaluated at 40 percent, for degenerative joint disease of the lumbar spine with osteophyte formation at several levels; herniated disc at L3-L4; bulging discs at L4-L5 and L5-S1 with narrowing of neural foramina more severe on the left and lumbar myositis.

The veteran withdrew his appeals for service connection for hypertension, allergic rhinitis, Raynaud's syndrome, a bladder disorder, a urinary tract disorder, impotency, residuals of a cold injury, depression, PTSD, and an acquired mental disorder other than depression and PTSD. The claims for service connection for a skin disorder of the feet, arms, and legs, and rosacea were denied as there is no evidence linking these conditions to his military service or herbicide exposure.

The Board denied an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for schizophrenia and special monthly compensation at the housebound rate prior to April 6, 2001.

The Board awarded reimbursement for unauthorized medical services provided to the veteran by Brainerd Regional Human Services Center from December 23, 2003 to January 15, 2004 but denied reimbursement for services rendered by Diagnostic Imaging Specialists on February 13, 2004.

The Board denied service connection for the cause of the veteran's death and found that new and material evidence had been received to reopen a claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder, but did not grant service connection.

The appeal is remanded to the RO for further development and consideration of whether new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the veteran's claims for service connection for schizophrenia and PTSD.

The Board remands the claim for additional development, including obtaining SSA records and scheduling a new VA examination.

The Board has reopened the claim for service connection for PTSD based on new and material evidence, but remands this claim for further development. The other claims were denied.

The Board denied service connection for a left knee condition and a psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, as the evidence did not support that these conditions were related to the veteran's active military service or any service-connected disability.

The Board denied service connection for all the claimed conditions as there was no competent evidence of any currently diagnosed condition that is related to the veteran's active military service.

The Board found that new and material evidence had been submitted to reopen the claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, but denied the claim on the merits. The claim for service connection for a heart disability was not reopened.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for memory loss, left knee pain (claimed as arthritis), numbness in the arms and legs, and neuropsychiatric disorder (claimed as anxiety and depression) due to a lack of evidence linking these conditions to his military service or an undiagnosed illness.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, a bilateral knee disorder, and determined that new and material evidence had not been received to reopen claims for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and a back disorder.

The appeal is remanded to the RO for a VA psychiatric examination.