The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD, mood disorder and/or schizoaffective disorder, as well as substance and/or alcohol use disorder secondary to an acquired psychiatric disorder. The evidence does not support a diagnosis of PTSD or any other mental health condition during service or within one year post-service, and there is no credible supporting evidence that the Veteran's claimed in-service stressors occurred.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found no objective medical evidence demonstrating onset of psychotic symptoms during active service and noted the absence of prior documented history of psychiatric disorders prior to 2004.
- Claimed conditions
- Acquired Psychiatric Disorder (Schizoaffective Disorder), Mood Disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 6, 2022
- Citation
- 22050687
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for PTSD and mood disorders, effective from February 7, 2012. The Veteran's claim was ongoing until the RO granted service connection for PTSD in July 2020.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has found that new and relevant evidence has been received in relation to the claim on appeal, warranting readjudication of the issue. The Veteran's ED is claimed as secondary to his service-connected mood disorder including side effects of medications taken for his mood disorder.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has found new and relevant evidence to readjudicate the claim of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, depression/major depressive disorder, mood disorder, anxiety/generalized anxiety disorder, and adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed moods. The case is remanded for further consideration.
- Denied
The Veteran's PTSD, mood disorder, anxiety disorder, with obsessive compulsive disorder, dissociative identity disorder, bipolar disorder and chronic depression was manifested by symptomatology that more nearly approximated total occupational and social impairment for the period from June 28, 2008, to July 10, 2016. For the period from July 11, 2016, the Veteran's service-connected PTSD, mood disorder, anxiety disorder, with obsessive compulsive disorder, dissociative identity disorder, bipolar disorder and chronic depression was manifested by symptomatology resulting in occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas.
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