Acquired psychiatric disorder Board decisions

The Board found that the veteran did not meet the criteria for service connection for PTSD due to a lack of current diagnosis and credible supporting evidence of in-service stressors. The claim was denied.

The Board has granted an increased disability rating of 70 percent for the veteran's service-connected psychiatric disorder and has determined that the effective date for TDIU should be May 9, 2000.

The Board is remanding the case to comply with VCAA requirements and to determine if new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the veteran's claim for service connection for Schizophrenia, Bipolar Disorder, or both.

The Board has remanded the veteran's claims for service connection for a psychiatric disorder, not including PTSD, and for PTSD. The claims are to be reopened based on new evidence.

The Board has determined that the veteran's schizophrenia is related to his active duty service and grants the claim for service connection.

The veteran's chronic acquired psychiatric disorder is found to be proximately due to or the result of her service-connected diabetes mellitus.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling a VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of any psychiatric disability. The claim will be reconsidered in light of new interpretations of the law regarding pre-existing conditions and the presumption of soundness.

The veteran seeks service connection for PTSD. The RO has denied this claim, and the case is being remanded to obtain additional medical evidence and determine if there is a relationship between any current psychiatric disorder (including PTSD) and service.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development of her claims, including obtaining medical records and ensuring due process.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for right elbow disability, gastritis, and a neuropsychiatric condition (claimed as PTSD), finding that these conditions are not related to his active military service. The veteran does not have any current service-connected disabilities.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for an innocently acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, major depression, and depressive disorder, as well as hypertension. The Board found that these conditions were not incurred or aggravated by active duty service.

The VA determined that the veteran does not have a diagnosed PTSD or an acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD, and did not find any evidence linking his current low back disorder to service. As such, these claims were denied.

The Board found that the appellant's current psychiatric disorder, characterized as paranoid schizophrenia, was not incurred during or aggravated by active duty for training (ACDUTRA). The claim is denied.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for migraine headaches and psychiatric disorders, including schizophrenia and an organic mental disorder. The evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were incurred or aggravated by military service.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have a hernia disability or an acquired psychiatric disorder related to his military service and therefore denied both claims.

The veteran's death was caused by a myocardial infarction due to cardiomyopathy, which is service-connected. The Board found that the veteran's service-connected psychiatric disorder contributed to his heart disease and death. Therefore, service connection for the cause of the veteran's death is granted. The appellant also meets the criteria for dependents' educational assistance under Chapter 35.

The Board has determined that the veteran is not competent to handle disbursement of VA funds due to his mental illness, specifically paranoid schizophrenia.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD and an acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD, finding no current diagnosis of PTSD or credible supporting evidence of in-service stressors.

The Board found that the veteran's conditions, including weakness and lack of energy, memory loss, insomnia, sore muscles, joint aches, skin disability (intertrigo and tinea cruris), and psychiatric disability (depression and anxiety) were not incurred in or aggravated by active service.

The Board found that the veteran's schizophrenia pre-existed service and did not increase in severity during service, thus denying his claim for service connection.