Acquired psychiatric disorder Board decisions

The Board has remanded the case for further development due to incomplete records and conflicting opinions.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and a psychiatric disorder. The evidence does not support a finding that these conditions are related to military service.

The veteran died from atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, which developed many years after service. His psychiatric disorder did not cause or contribute to his death.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including a VA examination and medical opinions regarding the veteran's psychiatric disorder(s). The appeal is not granted as service connection.

The Board has ordered the RO to verify the veteran's claimed stressors and conduct appropriate development, including requesting a complete stressor statement from the veteran and conducting all necessary development. The case is REMANDED for these actions.

The veteran's TDIU claim was granted effective August 29, 1996, based on his service-connected heart condition and neuropsychiatric disorder.

The Board found that the veteran's psychiatric disorder, diagnosed as paranoid schizophrenia, did not precede service and was not shown to be etiologically related to service. Therefore, the claim for service connection was denied.

The Board has determined that the veteran's current psychiatric disorder is not proximately due to or the result of a service-connected disability, and thus denied his claim for secondary service connection.

The veteran's torn ligaments of right heel claim is denied. His acquired psychiatric disorder and right shoulder disability claims are pending and will be remanded to determine their etiology.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have a psychiatric disability that is related to service, and therefore denied his claim for service connection.

The Board has granted service connection for a low back disability and found that the veteran's current low back condition is at least as likely as not related to an injury sustained during active military service. The claim of entitlement to increased rating for schizophrenia remains pending.

The Board found no evidence of a psychiatric disability in service and denied the veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD. The Board also found that there was insufficient evidence to establish a nexus between the veteran's migraine headaches and his military service, thus denying the claim for service connection for migraine headaches.

The Board found no clear and unmistakable error in the January 1985 and February 1987 decisions that denied accrued disability compensation for a psychiatric disability, including PTSD.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a psychiatric disorder and a sleeping disorder, finding that there is no evidence linking these conditions to his service-connected sinusitis. The claim for an increased rating for allergic rhinitis remains pending.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining service personnel records and verifying stressors. The veteran's claim will be reconsidered based on the newly obtained evidence.

The Board found that the veteran does not have a current diagnosis of PTSD and there is no evidence linking his acquired psychiatric disability, hypertension, or lung disorder to service. The preponderance of the evidence is against these claims.

The Board dismissed the motion for revision of a decision based on clear and unmistakable error (CUE) due to insufficient pleading requirements.

The Board denied the veteran's requests to reopen his claims for service connection for a psychiatric disorder and a seizure disorder, finding that new and material evidence had not been received since the last prior denial.

The veteran's service connection claims for pneumonia, postoperative residuals of bilateral inguinal hernia, hepatitis, kidney disability, appendectomy, shingles, and psychiatric disability are all denied. The veteran has been granted service connection for the postoperative residuals of bilateral inguinal hernia.

The Board found that the evidence submitted since the November 1986 denial did not raise a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claim of service connection for a mental disorder, and thus denied the application to reopen the veteran's claim.