Acquired psychiatric disorder Board decisions

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including a VA psychiatric examination to diagnose or rule out PTSD and determine its relationship to service.

The Board denied the veteran's request to reopen his claim of service connection for a psychiatric disorder and also denied his TDIU claim.

The Board has reopened the claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder, but denied an increased rating for iliosclerosis. The case is remanded to obtain additional examination and determine appropriate ratings.

The veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining medical records and verifying stressors.

The Board found that the veteran's psychiatric disability did not begin during service or within one year of discharge, and thus denied his claim for service connection.

The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including psychiatric disability, gynecological disability, bilateral foot and ankle disabilities, right shoulder and jaw disorders, chronic headaches, allergies, and hearing loss. The decision also addressed presumptive service connection claims based on undiagnosed illnesses.

The Board is remanding the case to determine if a vocational rehabilitation file was established, and then to proceed with the appropriate development.

The veteran's claim for service connection for hepatitis C was denied as there is no competent evidence linking the condition to his military service.

The Board found that the veteran does not have an acquired psychiatric disorder related to his active military service and thus denied his claim for service connection.

The Board found that the veteran did not have hypertension due to disease or injury incurred in service, and there was no evidence linking a psychiatric disorder or heart disease to his service-connected hypertension. Therefore, the claims for service connection were denied.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for disc disease with degenerative changes of the lumbosacral spine, hypertension secondary to lumbosacral strain, and psychiatric disability secondary to lumbosacral strain. The claim for a higher rating for lumbosacral strain was also denied.

The Board has determined that the veteran is incompetent for VA purposes due to his mental illness, specifically schizophrenia. The decision was based on medical evidence showing frequent hospitalizations and active psychosis.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claimed acquired psychiatric disorder and diabetes mellitus were not incurred or aggravated during his military service, including as a result of exposure to herbicide agents. The claim for service connection is denied.

The VA denied the veteran's claim for service connection of an acquired psychiatric/brain disability, concluding that there is no evidence to support a link between his current condition and his military service.

The Board denied service connection for a back disorder, right hip disorder, and psychiatric disorder as secondary to the service-connected right knee disability.

The Board denied the veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, including PTSD, due to a lack of credible evidence corroborating his alleged in-service stressors and insufficient medical evidence linking any diagnosed anxiety disorder to his military service.

The veteran's schizophrenia, currently evaluated as 50 percent disabling, warrants a 70 percent evaluation.

The Board found that the veteran does not have an acquired psychiatric disorder related to his period of military service and denied the claim.

The Board denied the appellant's claim of entitlement to service connection for a psychiatric disorder, finding that his pre-existing condition did not undergo any permanent increase in severity during active duty.

The Board found that a chronic acquired psychiatric disorder was not manifest in service and is unrelated to any incident of service. Organic diseases of the nervous system or psychosis may not be presumed to have been incurred in service.