Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2004

The Board has remanded the case to the RO for additional development, including providing VCAA notice and obtaining service medical records. The veteran's claim will be adjudicated again based on whether new and material evidence has been submitted.

The Board has determined that the veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including alcohol abuse and bipolar disorder, was not incurred in or aggravated by service. The lung disability also does not meet the criteria for service connection due to lack of evidence linking it to service.

The Board found no evidence of a mental disorder during service and denied the claim for service connection.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claim of service connection for schizophrenic reaction due to new and material evidence, but it remains undecided whether this condition is related to service.

The Board denied the veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for an acquired cognitive/psychiatric disorder, finding that there was no evidence linking his current condition to military service or exposure to chemicals and/or herbicides.

The Board has granted service connection for residuals of a herniated disc, cardiovascular disability, and lung disability. Service connection for neuropsychiatric disability is also granted as secondary to the service-connected low back disability.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for CUE in a February 1986 rating decision and for an earlier effective date for service connection of paranoid schizophrenia.

The Board has determined that the veteran is competent to manage his own funds without limitation and therefore, he is competent for receiving direct payment of VA benefits.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete service medical records and the need for further examination. The veteran's ADHD may have been diagnosed during service, but more evidence is needed to determine its onset.

The Board has affirmed the denial of service connection for a psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD. The case was remanded due to the veteran's combat status and the need to verify specific stressors.

The veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, and a compensable evaluation for his skin disorder were denied. The Board found that the evidence did not support a finding of service connection based on direct service connection.

The Board found that the veteran does not have a psychiatric disability related to his military service and denied his claim for service connection.

The Board denied the veteran's claim of service connection for a psychiatric disorder, finding that his current condition is not causally related to his active service or any service-connected disability.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have a current psychiatric disability, residuals of frostbite, or hypertension incurred in service. The claims are therefore denied.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development and readjudication of the claims, including determining whether new and material evidence has been received to reopen the veteran's service connection claims.

The veteran's claim for an increased evaluation of his service-connected anxiety reaction is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining medical records and conducting a VA examination.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development and will consider whether new evidence supports reopening of claims for service connection for a psychiatric disorder (including PTSD) and residuals of a head injury.

The Board found that the veteran's preexisting psychiatric disorder existed before service and was not aggravated by service, thus granting service connection.

The Board denied the veteran's claim of service connection for a psychiatric disorder, finding that there was no evidence to support the claim and concluding that any current psychiatric disability is not related to service.

The Board has determined that further development is needed to determine if the veteran's psychiatric disorder, claimed as PTSD, is related to his active service. The case is being remanded for a more definite medical opinion and additional evidence.