Acquired psychiatric disorder Board decisions

The Board has determined that the veteran experienced a sexual assault during service, which resulted in PTSD. The claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD is also granted.

The Board has determined that the veteran's current dementia is unrelated to his service, and there is no evidence of a current diagnosis of PTSD. Therefore, service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, is denied.

The Board has determined that the veteran's schizophrenia is service-connected, and he does not have flat feet, a low back disorder, a vision disorder, a throat disorder, a left side injury, or a bilateral ankle disorder.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claims for service connection and granted them, finding new and material evidence. The veteran now has a claim for service connection of a psychiatric disorder and psychosis.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been received to reopen the claim for service connection of a psychiatric disorder, which was previously denied in October 1996.

The Board has ordered additional development of the record due to missing service medical records and treatment records. The veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability will be reconsidered after this information is obtained.

The Board denied service connection for hepatitis C with diarrhea and chronic fatigue, finding that the veteran's current condition was not caused by any incident of service.,Service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including major depressive disorder and anxiety, was also denied as there is no evidence linking these conditions to active military service.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claims for service connection are granted, with diagnoses of various conditions and a finding of direct service connection. The veteran is not entitled to service connection based on exposure to herbicides or other presumptive conditions.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for a temporary total rating under 38 C.F.R. § 4.29 and an increased rating for his service-connected paranoid schizophrenia.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased rating for her right shoulder disability, service connection for a neuropsychiatric condition, and service connection for facial trauma.,There is no evidence of any current neuropsychiatric or facial trauma conditions.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has not been received to reopen the veteran's claim of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, resulting in a denial.

The veteran's claim for an increased rating of his service-connected narrowing of the L5-S1 joint space with lumbosacral strain was denied. The RO found that the current evaluation (60%) adequately reflects the severity of his disability.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have an acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD, and thus service connection for such a condition is denied.

The Board found that the appellant's discharge from service, under OTH conditions, was dishonorable for VA purposes and thus constituted a bar to VA benefits.

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

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have PTSD and that psychiatric disability other than PTSD was not incurred or aggravated during active service. The claims are therefore denied.

The Board has granted the petition to reopen the claim for service connection for a psychiatric disability (claimed as a nervous condition) and found that new and material evidence has been received. The claim will now be reviewed on its merits.

The Board denied reopening the claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD and found that new and material evidence was not received. The claim for service connection for PTSD was also denied.

The Board denied the appellant's claims for service connection of a psychiatric disorder, low back disability, and right knee disability. The claim to reopen the psychiatric disorder was denied due to lack of new and material evidence. Service connection for both the low back and right knee disabilities were also denied as there is no medical evidence linking these conditions to service.

The Board has granted service connection for the veteran's psychiatric disorder, finding that it is directly related to his active duty.