Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2009

The Board has remanded the case for a hearing before a Veterans Law Judge at the RO, and further development is required.

The Board has remanded the case for further development to corroborate the Veteran's claimed stressors in Vietnam and obtain unit history reports.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining VA treatment records and arranging for a mental disorders examination.

The Board has granted an increased rating of 50 percent for sleep apnea, effective as of the date of receipt of the claim.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence was not received to reopen the claim of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD. The Veteran's appeal is considered 'mixed' as some issues were granted while others were denied.

The Board has ordered the RO to verify the Veteran's reported stressor events and obtain any additional VA mental health treatment records. The case will be readjudicated after these actions are completed.

The Board is remanding the case to obtain Social Security Administration records and review the issue of whether new and material evidence has been received to reopen a previously denied claim for service connection for schizophrenia.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's psychiatric disorders, including PTSD and depression, were not incurred in or aggravated by active service. The appeal is denied.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development, including obtaining additional medical records and verifying his claimed stressors. A VA psychiatric examination will be conducted to determine the etiology of any diagnosed psychiatric disorders.

The Board has remanded the case for further development and readjudication due to missing VA day treatment records. The Veteran's claim of service connection for a psychiatric disability, including as secondary to his right wrist disability, will be reconsidered.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further adjudication, including consideration of the appropriate rating criteria and evidence prior to November 7, 1996.

The Board found that the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and depression, was not incurred in or aggravated by service. The claim for PTSD was denied as well.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining his complete personnel file and verifying any temporary duty in Vietnam. The Veteran is also asked to provide information about stressor events he experienced during service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claim for reimbursement of unauthorized private medical treatment received in January 2005 should be remanded to allow for additional development, including a review by a medical professional and consideration of whether VA facilities were feasibly available given the distance from the Veteran's home.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining additional evidence and providing a VA examination to address the Veteran's claim of service connection for psychiatric disability. The Veteran is also being provided notice with respect to his PTSD claim.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including VA examinations to determine the nature and etiology of the Veteran's cardiovascular disability and acquired psychiatric disability.

The Board denied the Veteran's application to reopen his previously denied claims for service connection for a psychiatric disorder other than PTSD and dementia. The evidence received since the prior decisions does not raise a reasonable possibility of substantiating these claims.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder is being remanded due to the need for additional service treatment records and a clarifying medical opinion.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's paranoid schizophrenia, finding that it was incurred in service.

The Board found no evidence of an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, being incurred during service and denied the claim. The Veteran's left knee disorder is also not considered to be related to service.