Acquired psychiatric disorder Board decisions

The Board has determined that the veteran's current psychiatric disorders, including PTSD, were not incurred in or aggravated by service.

The Board has determined that the veteran's service-connected disabilities do not meet the criteria for assistance in acquiring automobile and adaptive equipment or for adaptive equipment only, as they do not result in loss of use of one or both hands.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been received to reopen the veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder. The case is being remanded for further development, including a VA examination of his mental disorders.

The Board has determined that the injuries sustained on June 21, 1986 were incurred in the line of duty and granted service connection for all claimed conditions.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence was not submitted to reopen claims for service connection for left knee, left shoulder, left arm, right eye, and psychiatric disorders. The veteran's conditions are deemed unrelated to his military service.

The veteran's claim for service connection for schizophrenia was granted with an effective date of April 10, 2018.,TDIU and DEA eligibility were also granted on the same day.

The Board denied the motion for revocation or reversal of its September 2005 decision, which granted an earlier effective date of December 6, 1994, for a total scheduler evaluation for his service-connected psychiatric disability.

The Court has determined that the veteran's schizophrenia began during his period of active, honorable military service and granted service connection for schizophrenia.

The Board found that the veteran does not have a current diagnosis of PTSD and concluded that his acquired psychiatric disorder, including anxiety and depressive disorders, is not related to service or any service-connected disability.

The Board found that the veteran does not have a psychiatric disability related to service or to a service-connected disability.

The Board found that a psychiatric disorder was not manifested in service or within the first post-service year and is not shown to be related to service. The veteran's anxiety and depression are not considered to be caused by his service-connected tinnitus.

The Board found that the evidence submitted since the April 1993 decision is not new and material, as it does not raise a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claim for service connection for a psychiatric condition.

The Board has ordered the VA to obtain missing records from New Orleans VAMC, Greenville Spring State Hospital, and Dr. Maresh in order to make a decision on the veteran's claim for service connection of a psychiatric disorder.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for further evaluation of his employability due to service-connected disabilities.

The Board found that the veteran's preexisting seizure disorder did not increase in severity during service and denied his claims for service connection.

The Board denied service connection for a prostate disorder and psychiatric disorder, finding no direct link to service or presumed exposure to herbicides.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have a current diagnosis of bilateral knee disability, disability manifested by chest pain, or sleep apnea. The claims for service connection for these conditions are therefore denied. Service connection is granted for a psychiatric disorder (major depressive disorder), heel spurs, and bilateral shoulder arthritis.

The veteran's claims for service connection for chronic renal failure and an acquired psychiatric disorder are being remanded due to the need for additional development of medical records.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development due to his current deployment. He needs to be scheduled for a VA examination to determine the nature and likely etiology of the lump on his right hand, tinnitus, and any acquired psychiatric disorder including PTSD and depressive disorder.

The Board has reopened the claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD and granted a 60 percent rating effective July 26, 2000. The increased rating for DDD with low back pain and radiculopathy remains at 40 percent.