Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2008

The Board has remanded the case for further consideration due to unclear opinions and a need for clarification.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded due to deficiencies in the Board's analysis and for compliance with the duty to assist. The RO will search for and obtain records of hospitalizations during service, including one for psychiatric treatment and another following an alleged head injury resulting in vision loss.

The Board found that the veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder is not service-connected and denied both his claim for service connection and his TDIU claim.

The Board dismissed the veteran's claim of service connection for a psychiatric disorder due to his failure to provide requested evidence or information within one year.

The Board found that the veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder was not incurred as a result of active service and denied his claim.

The Board has dismissed the appeal due to the appellant's failure to respond to requests for private medical records within one year, indicating abandonment of the claim.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claim of service connection for paranoid schizophrenia and found that new and material evidence has been received. The issue is now remanded to allow for a VA examination to determine if any current psychiatric disability had its onset during military service or is otherwise related to his military service.

The Board denied service connection for a low back disorder and the attempt to reopen the claim for schizophrenia. The evidence received since the August 1998 RO rating decision did not raise a reasonable possibility of substantiating these claims.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, finding that the claimed in-service stressors were not verified and there was no evidence of a psychosis prior to service.

The Board denied service connection for PTSD due to the veteran's actions resulting in the shooting death of another serviceman, finding that such actions constituted willful misconduct.

The Board has remanded the case for further development and consideration of whether new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder, and whether secondary service connection is warranted for tardive dyskinesia, akathisia, and dystonia.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the failure to appear for a scheduled video-conference hearing. The issues of increased ratings for specific disabilities are also referred back to the RO.

The Board found that the veteran does not have a corroborated in-service stressor upon which a diagnosis of PTSD may be based, and therefore denied service connection for PTSD.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for a chronic acquired psychiatric disability, including PTSD, finding that there was no evidence of an in-service stressor and insufficient supporting evidence from other sources.

The Board has decided to remand the case for further development due to the need for a VA psychiatric examination and additional analysis.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient notice in the previous denial of service connection for schizophrenia, and additional efforts are required to obtain a copy of the veteran's Social Security Administration disability determination with all associated medical records.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability to include schizophrenia and has determined that new evidence raises a possibility of substantiating this claim.

The Board has determined that the veteran's schizoaffective disorder is a result of his military service, and thus grants service connection for this condition.

The Board has remanded the case for further evidentiary development and due process requirements.

The Board has remanded the case due to missing Social Security Administration (SSA) records and other pertinent medical records.