Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2010

The Veteran's PTSD and major depressive disorder are found to be related to his military service, specifically his time in Vietnam. Service connection is granted for these conditions.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim of service connection for head injury residuals, including a chronic psychiatric disorder. The evidence received since the November 2002 decision does not relate to an unestablished fact necessary to substantiate the claim.

The Board has ordered a remand due to the need for additional development of the Veteran's claim, including obtaining updated medical records and having him examined by VA psychiatrists.

The Veteran's case is being remanded for additional development, including scheduling a hearing and obtaining medical records.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for a psychiatric disability (to include PTSD) and infertility were denied. The claim for an increased rating for pseudofolliculitis barbae is remanded.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for a hearing before a Veterans Law Judge at the RO.

The Board is remanding the case for additional development, including obtaining SSA records and service treatment records. The issue of whether new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen a claim of entitlement to service connection for a psychiatric disability, including schizophrenia, will be reconsidered.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for additional development of VA treatment records from the Albuquerque VAMC.

The Board has granted service connection for coronary artery disease and bilateral cataracts, but the claims for an acquired psychiatric disorder and hypertension are remanded due to insufficient evidence.

The Veteran's case was remanded due to a failure to report for scheduled hearing and examination. The Veteran requested rescheduling of the hearing and examination, which is now pending.

The Board denied the appellant's claim as new and material evidence was not presented to show that his character of discharge has been upgraded, thus removing the bar for VA benefits.

The Board has remanded the case for further development and consideration of issues related to service connection for a psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, bipolar disorder, and anxiety attacks, as well as whether new and material evidence has been submitted sufficient to reopen a claim for hearing loss.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal on all seven issues, including the evaluation of thoracic and lumbar spine disability, cervical spine disorder, bilateral hip disorder, bilateral leg disorder, bilateral arm disorder, and psychiatric disability.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including paranoid schizophrenia, does not result in total occupational and social impairment, thus the claim for a higher rating is denied.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining records of VA treatment and verifying alleged in-service stressors. The Veteran's claims will be reviewed to determine if he has any current psychiatric disability that was incurred or aggravated by service.

The Veteran's chronic psychiatric disorder, including his current diagnoses of schizoaffective disorder and depression, was not incurred in or aggravated by active service. The Board found that the current disorders are not proximately due to or the result of a service-connected disability.

The Board has determined that further development is needed to determine the Veteran's service connection claims for PTSD and bilateral hearing loss. The case will be returned to the RO for this purpose.

The Board is remanding the case to obtain additional information and evidence, including records from a counseling session at the Bradford Rehabilitation Center in Birmingham, Alabama. The appellant's claim for service connection for cause of death will be reconsidered based on this new information.

The Board denied service connection for a low back disorder and an acquired psychiatric disorder due to lack of current diagnosis. The claim for a neck disorder was not adjudicated as it is inextricably intertwined with the psychiatric disorder claim.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and a personality disorder were denied. The Board found that the current disabilities are not related to service.