Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2009

The Veteran's claim for service connection for blurred vision was denied. The issue of service connection for a psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, remains pending.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, and tinnitus as there was no evidence linking these conditions to his military service.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claim for further development due to insufficient evidence in previous decisions.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for schizophrenia is being remanded due to the need for clarification of the examiner's opinion regarding the nature, extent, onset, and etiology of his schizophrenia.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded to obtain additional medical records and provide proper notice for his increased rating claim. The issues of service connection for PTSD, back injury, neck injury, and residuals of stress fracture are all on appeal.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome and an acquired psychiatric disorder. The TDIU claim is pending.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a current disability associated with her claimed conditions, and therefore, she cannot establish service connection for any of these claims.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's current PTSD is related to an in-service stressor and grants service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to the need for additional medical examination and records, as well as a thorough review of the Veteran's claims file.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development and adjudication due to conflicting responses from an examiner's report.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for epilepsy and a psychiatric disorder (claimed as depression) were denied. The denial of the epilepsy claim is final, and new and material evidence has not been submitted to reopen it. The psychiatric disorder claim remains pending.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development of his claims, including obtaining medical records and scheduling examinations to determine the nature and etiology of his claimed conditions.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, a right shoulder disability, and a bilateral knee disability were denied as there is no medical evidence linking these conditions to his military service.

The Board is remanding the case to obtain a new medical examination and opinion regarding the Veteran's psychiatric disorder, as the previous one was inadequate. The appeal will be considered on a mixed basis (some issues granted, some not) due to the reopening of the claim.

The Board has remanded the case due to outstanding records and additional treatment reports.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim to reopen his service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, finding that new and material evidence was not submitted.

The Veteran's service records indicate he was diagnosed with schizotypal personality disorder during his active duty. The current appeal is about whether these in-service symptoms are indicative of an acquired psychiatric disability, such as bipolar disorder, major depressive disorder, and schizophrenia, that may have been aggravated by the in-service diagnosis.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, to include PTSD, is being remanded due to the need for additional development and medical opinions.

The Board found that the Appellant's character of discharge was a bar to his receipt of nonservice-connected pension benefits, and denied his claim for service connection due to lack of evidence linking his schizophrenia to service.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining his service medical records and personnel records. The issue of entitlement to service connection for a mental disorder will be reconsidered.