Acquired psychiatric disorder Board decisions

The Board has ordered a Travel Board hearing to address the issue of whether new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder.

The veteran is seeking service connection for a psychiatric disorder, specifically PTSD, which he claims is related to his service-connected right leg disability. The case has been remanded due to the need for additional development and examination.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disability is well-grounded. However, his claim for liver and hemic disabilities, to include hepatitis, is not well-grounded.

The Board denied the veteran's petition to reopen his claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, finding that new and material evidence had not been submitted.

The Board found no evidence of a service-connected acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD. The veteran's symptoms were attributed to his substance abuse and personal history rather than military service.

The veteran's organic mental disorder has been found to be productive of total social and industrial inadaptability, warranting a 100% evaluation. This grant of a total schedular rating renders moot the claim for a total disability rating for compensation purposes based on individual unemployability.

The Board denied the veteran's claim of service connection for a psychiatric disability, including schizophrenia and major depression. The RO was instructed to formally adjudicate this issue again.

The Board has restored the veteran's total disability rating for compensation purposes based on individual unemployability by reason of service-connected disabilities due to actual employability being established by clear and convincing evidence.

The Board denied the reopening of the claim for service connection for schizophrenia, finding that no new and material evidence had been submitted.

The veteran's claim for special monthly pension based on the need for regular aid and attendance of another person was denied as he does not suffer from disabilities that render him so nearly helpless as to need such assistance.

The Board has determined that the veteran developed an acquired psychiatric disorder during service and granted service connection for this condition.

The Board has determined that the veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, identified as delusional disorder, was incurred during active service and granted his claim for service connection.

The Board has determined that the veteran's cardiovascular disorder, including hypertension and myocardial infarction, was aggravated by service. The lumbar spine disorder and acquired psychiatric disorder are not well-grounded claims as there is no evidence of a pre-service diagnosis or in-service onset. The duodenal ulcer disease claim is also not well-grounded.

The Board denied the claim for service connection for schizophrenia, finding that the appellant's pre-existing condition was not aggravated by active duty.

The Board dismissed the veteran's claims for failure to perfect an appeal regarding both the evaluation of service-connected schizophrenia and the effective date.

The Board has vacated and remanded the case due to missing VA treatment records, and requested additional development including verification of stressors for PTSD.

The Board has determined that the claim for service connection for Raynaud's syndrome is well-grounded and grants this claim. The psychiatric disorder claim will be deferred pending resolution of the Raynaud's syndrome claim.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete service records and requests for additional information from the appellant.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete service medical records, specifically those from a hospitalization in Germany where the veteran underwent surgery for his leg disability. The RO is instructed to attempt to obtain these records and consider them before making a decision on whether new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the claim for service connection for a mental disorder.

The veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions have been denied or are pending. The RO has granted service connection for a depressive disorder but denied claims for chronic fatigue and memory loss, sleep disorders, respiratory issues, cardiovascular problems, and a skin rash that was reopened based on new evidence submitted after the initial denial.