Acquired psychiatric disorder Board decisions

The Board has ordered additional development due to the veteran's receipt of Social Security Administration (SSA) disability benefits. The SSA records should be obtained, and a notice letter reflective of recent cases on the VCAA should be sent to the veteran.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have hepatitis, rheumatoid arthritis, a bilateral foot condition, or a psychiatric disorder due to service. The claim for service connection is denied.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a low back disorder, right leg disorder, and psychiatric disorder (depression) as there is no medical evidence linking these conditions to his military service or any service-connected disability.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for tinnitus, a low back disorder, and an acquired psychiatric disorder due to lack of evidence linking these conditions to his military service.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claimed psychiatric disorder, chest pain, and pulmonary disorder are not related to his period of active service.

The Board has determined that the veteran's current psychiatric disability is not related to service and denied his claim for service connection.

The Board found that the veteran's low back, bilateral hip, left knee, and bilateral foot disabilities are not related to his service-connected right knee disability. The psychiatric disability (Major Depression) is considered a separate issue from the service-connected right knee disability. Service connection for fibromyalgia was also denied.

The Board is remanding the case for additional development of evidence, including obtaining personnel records from Coast Guard cutters and units where the veteran served.

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, including PTSD, and a 10 percent rating for post-traumatic headaches. The veteran's current diagnoses are related to his in-service head injury.

The Board has denied the veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability other than PTSD, finding that there is no evidence linking his current condition to his period of active duty.

The Board found that the veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and depression, was not incurred in or aggravated by active service. The stressors on which the diagnosis of PTSD was based have not been corroborated, and there is no evidence linking his current psychiatric disorders to his service.

The Board has determined that the veteran's death was not caused by a service-connected disability, and thus denied the claim for service connection for the cause of the veteran's death.

The Board has determined that additional evidence is needed to fully and fairly consider the veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder, including psychosis. The claims file needs to be supplemented with relevant medical records from various treatment providers, personnel records, and SSA disability benefits records.

The veteran's irritable bowel syndrome, a qualifying chronic disability due to undiagnosed illness during service in the Persian Gulf War, is granted as service connection.

The Board has determined that there is no clinical evidence linking the veteran's claimed psychiatric or neurological disorders to active service, and thus denied his claims for service connection.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for certificates of eligibility for financial assistance in acquiring specially adaptive housing and special home adaptation grants due to lack of entitlement based on service-connected disabilities.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for obesity, degenerative joint disease of both knees, and a psychiatric disorder. The evidence did not establish that these conditions were incurred in or aggravated by active service.

The Board has decided to remand the case for additional development, including obtaining psychiatric treatment records and providing proper VCAA notice.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining additional medical records and verifying a stressor event in service. The veteran's claim will be reconsidered based on this new information.

The Board found no evidence of a diagnosed psychiatric condition during service or within the presumptive period. The veteran's current diagnosis of major depression and PTSD was not linked to any in-service stressors, as his statements about racial prejudice were deemed insufficient to establish credible supporting evidence for these stressors. As such, the claim for service connection for psychiatric disorder to include PTSD is denied.