Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2005

The Board has found that the appellant currently does not have an acquired psychiatric disorder and therefore, service connection for a psychiatric disability is not established.

The veteran's claim for RH insurance under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1922 is being held in abeyance due to the pending issues of service connection for a psychiatric disorder and hiatal hernia with reflux disease, which are related to his RH insurance eligibility.

The Board has determined that the appellant's mental disorders were not incurred or aggravated during his periods of active duty for training, and thus denied service connection.

The Board has remanded the case to the RO for additional development, including scheduling a hearing for the veteran. The issues of service connection for psychiatric disability, new and material evidence for asthma claim, and new and material evidence for hand injury claim are pending.

The Board finds that the veteran's current psychiatric disorder, diagnosed as PTSD and/or any other acquired psychiatric disorder, is reasonably of service origin. Service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder to include PTSD is granted.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability and found that new and material evidence had been received. The case is now remanded to obtain additional medical records and to schedule a VA examination.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a psychiatric disorder and a respiratory disorder due to herbicide exposure. The claim for service connection for a skin disorder was not addressed in this decision.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has not been submitted to reopen the veteran's claims for service connection for a hysterectomy, mental disorder, and back condition. As such, these claims remain denied.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for schizophrenia, finding that his condition was not incurred in or aggravated by active military service and is not otherwise associated with his active service.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims to reopen his service connection claims for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and an acquired psychiatric disability other than PTSD, as no new and material evidence was submitted.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have hypertension or hemorrhoids, and thus service connection for these conditions is denied. The claims of service connection for tinnitus and psychiatric disability are also addressed in this decision.

The Board denied the veteran's claims of reopening his service connection for depression and entitlement to TDIU due to service-connected disabilities, finding that new evidence did not relate to an unestablished fact necessary to substantiate the claim.

The Board has remanded the case to the RO for further development, including scheduling a personal hearing before a Member of the Board and affording the veteran timely notice.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete medical records and the need for a VA examination to determine if the veteran suffers from a psychiatric disability related to service, including whether it is related to alcohol dependence.

The Board has not scheduled the appellant for a travel board hearing and is remanding the case back to the RO for such action. The claim will be reconsidered based on the new evidence provided.

The veteran's claim of service connection for primary multiple substance abuse is denied as it is the result of his own willful misconduct.

The veteran's request for service connection for a psychiatric disability is being remanded due to the need for a personal hearing before a traveling member of the Board of Veterans' Appeals.

The Board denied the veteran's petition to reopen his claim for service connection of a neuropsychiatric disorder, finding no new and material evidence presented.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate VCAA notification and development.

The Board found that the appellant's nervous disorder, diagnosed as schizophrenia, did not begin in service and is not related to any event or incident of service. The claim for service connection was denied.