Acquired psychiatric disorder Board decisions

The Board has determined that the veteran's psychiatric disorder was not incurred in service and is not otherwise related to service. The claim for service connection is denied.

The Board denied the veteran's claims of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, a bilateral knee disorder, and a low back disorder. The claim for migraine headaches was not addressed in this decision.

The Board denied service connection for a psychiatric disability in October 1987, finding no evidence of an identifiable psychiatric disorder either in service or within one year. The veteran's claim was not addressed on a secondary causation basis.

The Board denied the veteran's claims of service connection for hepatitis C and an acquired psychiatric disorder, finding that there was no evidence to support these conditions as being related to his military service.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for VA benefits on the basis of permanent incapacity for self-support prior to attaining the age of 18 years, finding no evidence that she was incapable of self-support at any time.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including a VA examination and review of stressor events in service. The veteran's claim will be reconsidered based on the additional evidence.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining service medical records and a VA psychiatric examination to determine if the veteran's current psychiatric disorder is related to their military service.

The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including skin disorders and a left foot disorder, all secondary to residuals of food and beer poisoning and/or Agent Orange exposure. The veteran's claims were not supported by evidence showing direct or presumptive service connection.

The Board has remanded the case due to failure to attend a VA examination and requests that he be afforded another examination in St. Petersburg, Florida.

The Board denied the veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for a psychiatric disability, finding that his current psychiatric disability is unrelated to service.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claim of reopening a service connection for psychiatric disorder (claimed as depression and PTSD) is remanded due to insufficient consideration of additional VA treatment records, failure to consider the veteran's DD Form 214, and incomplete notice.

The Board denied the veteran's claims of service connection for hypertension, left knee condition, headache disorder, and acquired psychiatric disorder. The decision found that new evidence did not raise a reasonable possibility of substantiating these claims.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for prostate cancer, bilateral hearing loss, a back disorder, a psychiatric disorder, and a foot disorder. The decision found that there was no clear and unmistakable evidence to support any of these claims.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and a psychiatric disability (including PTSD and depression) due to the lack of evidence linking these conditions to service. The veteran's complaints were not supported by medical records or VA examinations.

The Board has determined that additional development is necessary to determine the nature and etiology of any currently manifested psychiatric disorders, including PTSD. The case will be remanded for further action.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development to determine if the veteran's current psychiatric disability is related to service.

The veteran's claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 for residuals of a cerebrovascular accident claimed as secondary to amputation of the right arm was denied, and no timely substantive appeal was filed.,The veteran's claim for service connection of Hepatitis C was denied, and no timely substantive appeal was filed.,The veteran's claim for service connection of psychiatric disability to include PTSD was denied, and no timely substantive appeal was filed.

The Board denied the appellant's claim of reopening his schizophrenia service connection due to lack of new and material evidence, maintaining that there was no established link between his schizophrenia and his military service.

The Board is remanding the case to obtain additional evidence, including Social Security Administration records and VA treatment records from 1971 to March 1999, and from July 2004 to present.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for rotator cuff tear, right shoulder; an acquired psychiatric disorder (other than post-traumatic stress disorder); and PTSD. The evidence did not support a finding of in-service injury or disease that resulted in these conditions.