Acquired psychiatric disorder Board decisions

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension and PTSD, as well as his attempts to reopen a claim for lupus. The increased rating claims were also denied.

The Board found that the appellant did not have a mental disorder as a result of his military service and thus denied both his service connection claim for schizophrenia, paranoid type and his claim for nonservice-connected pension benefits based on qualifying wartime military service.

The Board has determined that additional development is needed to obtain missing VA and private treatment records, as well as authorization forms for the veteran's requested providers. The claims will be readjudicated after these actions are completed.

The veteran's claims for service connection for left knee disability, cervical spine disability, and psychiatric disability (learning disability) have been denied. The right knee disability is not service connected.

The veteran's claims for service connection were denied. The Board found no evidence linking any current conditions to his military service.

The Board found no CUE in the April 1983 or January 1987 rating decisions that denied service connection for mental conditions and psychiatric disorders.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, but denied it on the merits. The evidence submitted did not raise a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claim.

The Board denied service connection for PTSD as the evidence does not support a diagnosis of PTSD and finds that schizophrenia, which arose after active military service, is unrelated to military service.

The Board has determined that service connection should be granted for PTSD. The issue of service connection for a psychiatric disorder other than PTSD is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining an opinion on whether substance abuse is secondary to or worsened by PTSD.

The Board has decided to remand the veteran's claims for service connection due to incomplete information and need for further examination.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, finding that none of them were incurred or aggravated by service.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claimed conditions, including a stomach disability, right knee disability, right knee scar, acquired psychiatric disorder (depression), and bilateral foot disability, were not incurred or aggravated by his active service. The evidence does not establish continuity of symptomatology after discharge for these conditions.

The Board has remanded the case to the RO for further proceedings consistent with a Joint Motion, including compliance with VCAA and obtaining additional evidence.

The Board found that the veteran does not meet the criteria for PTSD and denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder due to lack of evidence linking current symptoms to military service.

The veteran's service-connected schizophrenia, depression, and organic brain syndrome are currently rated at 50 percent. The July 2003 rating decision was revised to grant a 70 percent evaluation based on the severity of his symptoms.

The Board has determined that the veteran's schizophrenia was not incurred in or aggravated during service and denied his claim for service connection.

The Board has determined that the veteran's low back disability is proximately due to or the result of his service-connected bilateral knee replacements, and thus grants service connection for this condition.

The veteran's service connection claims for a skin disorder, throat disorder, gastrointestinal disorder, and liver disorder were denied. The claim for diabetes mellitus was granted based on presumed exposure to Agent Orange.

The Board has remanded the case due to failure to apply relevant law for PTSD claims based on personal assault, and to provide notice regarding sources of evidence that may corroborate the veteran's account of a stressor incident.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining updated medical records and verifying the veteran's combat status. The veteran will be scheduled for a psychiatric examination to determine if his schizophrenia is related to military service.