Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2005

The Board has determined that further development is needed to determine if the veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and depression, is related to service or secondary to her service-connected hysterectomy. The appeal will be remanded for additional evidence and a VA examination.

The Board has remanded the case for scheduling a Travel Board hearing between October 16 and May 15, 2005.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for additional evidence and consideration of revised rating criteria. The case will be returned to the Board after further development.

The veteran's claims for service connection were denied as there is no evidence of a current disability or link to his military service.

The Board has reopened the claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder due to personal assault. However, further development is needed before deciding on the merits of the case.

The Board found that the veteran does not have a chronic acquired psychiatric disorder due to service, nor can any psychosis be presumed. The current diagnoses are alcohol-induced anxiety, mood, and sleep disorders.

The Board found that the veteran's current psychiatric problems are not related to service, but rather were the result of his chronic alcohol abuse and dependence.

The Board has remanded the case for further development due to incomplete records from Social Security Administration (SSA). The veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, is currently under review.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining VA and Social Security Administration records.

The veteran is seeking service connection for a psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, as secondary to his service-connected disabilities. The case has been remanded due to the need for additional medical examinations and records.

The veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to the need to obtain additional medical records and provide proper VCAA notice.

The veteran's appeal has been withdrawn by the appellant, and thus the case is dismissed.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder in 1984, finding that the preexisting personality disorder was not a disease or injury. The Board did not apply the presumption of soundness and found no error.

The veteran's psychosis is presumed to have been incurred during his active duty service, and the Board finds in favor of granting service connection for this condition.

The Board denied the veteran's application to reopen his claim for service connection for schizophrenia, finding that new and material evidence had not been presented.

The Board has ordered the case to be remanded for additional development, including obtaining SSA and counseling center records.

The Board denied the appellant's claims for service connection for a right ankle disorder and various other conditions, including evaluations for his wrists and scars. The appeals were not reopened due to lack of new and material evidence.

The veteran's service-connected degenerative facet disease of the lumbosacral spine aggravated his psychiatric disorder, leading to his death from anoxic encephalopathy.

The Board has determined that the veteran's PTSD is related to an in-service event, specifically harassment by a noncommissioned officer. As such, the veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, was incurred in service and granted.

The Board denied service connection for the veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, finding that his pre-existing condition existed prior to service and did not increase in severity during service.