Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2010

The Board has reopened the claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD. The case is being remanded to further develop and readjudicate this claim on its underlying merits.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded to the RO for additional efforts to confirm his claimed stressors and to provide a VA examination to determine if any currently diagnosed acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, is related to his period of service.

The Veteran's claims for service connection and compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 are currently pending, but the Board is remanding them due to procedural issues and the need to obtain additional medical records.

The Veteran's claims for right ear hearing loss disability, tinnitus, and an acquired psychiatric disability are being remanded due to the need for additional development of medical records.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including variously diagnosed conditions such as paranoid personality disorder, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and antisocial personality, had its onset during his service in Germany. The claim is therefore granted.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability and right upper extremity neuropathy were denied. The Board found no competent medical evidence linking these conditions to service or a service-connected disability.

The Board found that the service-connected conditions did not cause or contribute to the Veteran's death, and thus denied the claim for service connection for the cause of his death.

The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for schizophrenia is being remanded due to the need for additional evidence and a contemporaneous VA examination.

The Board has remanded the case due to conflicting evidence and unclear etiology of the Veteran's psychiatric disorders. A new VA examination is needed to determine the nature and etiology of any current psychiatric disorder.

The Veteran's claim for an effective date prior to March 31, 1997 for a grant of total disability rating due to individual unemployability (TDIU) is dismissed as the initial rating decision has become final and no request for revision based on clear and unmistakable error (CUE) was made.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete records and need for further examination regarding service connection claims.

The Board found that the Veteran's hypertension was not incurred in service and denied service connection. The acquired psychiatric disorder claim is remanded for further action.

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, diagnosed as pain disorder associated with both psychological factors and a general medical condition, secondary to the Veteran's service-connected right knee disability. The Veteran is also granted TDIU based on his service-connected disabilities.

The Board has granted a higher rating of 30 percent for migraine headaches, effective from November 3, 2004. The Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder (to include bipolar disorder), seizure disorder, a right knee disability, and fibromyalgia are remanded due to the need for additional development.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including verifying claimed stressors and scheduling a VA psychiatric examination to determine if any current acquired psychiatric disorders are related to service.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, is being remanded due to the need for additional development and evidence.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claimed conditions are not related to his military service and have denied all of his claims for service connection.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining a VA psychiatric examination by a board of two psychiatrists to determine all psychiatric diagnoses and their relationship to service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's depressive disorder was incurred in active service and granted service connection for this condition.

The Board's decision in September 1983 denied a 100% rating for service-connected schizophrenia, but the motion argues that this was due to an error (CUE) and should be revised.