Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2009

The Board found that the appellant's pre-existing mental disorder did not worsen during service and is not causally related to service. Therefore, the claim for service connection was denied.

The Board has ordered a remand due to the need for additional records and an examination, as well as clarification of the service connection theory.

The Veteran's mental disorder claim is denied as he did not engage in combat and the stressor was not verified. His pilonidal cyst claim has been previously addressed but no rating assigned.

The Board has remanded the case for further examination and development due to a conflict with the Court regarding whether the Veteran is unemployable solely as a result of his service-connected psychiatric disability.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete records from Social Security Administration (SSA). The appellant's disability benefits were awarded for paranoid schizophrenia and other functional psychotic disorders, but no medical records are available.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have schizophrenia or any other current psychiatric disorder that was incurred or aggravated during his military service, nor did such a disorder initially manifest within one year of separation from service.

The Board has remanded the case to the RO for additional development, including an opinion on whether the Veteran's current psychiatric disorder is aggravated by his service-connected headache or hypertension disabilities.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling a VA examination to determine if the Veteran's paranoid schizophrenia and bipolar disorder are related to service.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been reopened, but the evidence does not establish a current disability or link to service.

The Board has reopened the claim for service connection of schizophrenia and granted it on a presumptive basis as the Veteran's condition is listed under chronic diseases in service, and he was diagnosed with it during active duty.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the submission of new documents by the Veteran, and further development is needed before a decision can be made.

The Veteran's appeal has been withdrawn, and the case is dismissed.

The Veteran's current psychiatric disorders, including PTSD, are not due to disease or injury incurred in service. The Board found no credible evidence of the claimed stressors and denied service connection.

The Veteran's hearing loss and neuropsychiatric disorder are service-connected, but tinnitus is not. The Board granted the claims for hearing loss and a neuropsychiatric disorder.

The Veteran is seeking service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, to include PTSD. The Board has remanded the case for further development.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder, including PTSD. The medical evidence is in equipoise as to whether his current psychiatric disability, which includes elements of personality disorder, anxiety, alcohol abuse, and depression, is related to service.

The claims of service connection for a psychiatric disorder and for a dental disability, both for the purpose of compensation, have been denied as new and material evidence has not been presented. The claim of service connection for hepatitis C was also denied.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for psychiatric disability, including PTSD and depression is denied as there is no current diagnosis of these conditions.

The Board previously denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for schizophreniform disorder with maturation to chronic undifferentiated schizophrenia in April 1991. The Joint Motion for Remand requires that VA provide VCAA notice regarding whether new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen this claim.

The Board found that the Veteran does not suffer from PTSD and does not have a psychiatric disability attributable to service.