Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2011

The Board has remanded the case due to a lack of recent VA treatment records, and the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder remains pending.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for additional development, including obtaining his Reserve service records and scheduling a VA examination to determine the etiology of his claimed disabilities.

The Board found that the Veteran did not have PTSD and that his claimed psychiatric disorder is not related to service. The appeal was denied.

The Board is remanding the case to obtain additional medical records and to provide a comprehensive opinion regarding whether the Veteran's service-connected schizophrenia contributed to his death.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including schizophrenia, finding that there is insufficient evidence to establish a nexus between his current psychiatric disorders and his military service.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete VA employment and counseling records from 1970 to 1976, which may contain relevant information for the claim of service connection for schizophrenia.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and a TDIU due to his service-connected schizophrenia are being remanded for further development, including obtaining VA treatment records, Social Security Administration (SSA) records, and arranging for the Veteran to undergo a VA examination.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and his nonservice-connected pension benefits. The evidence received since the May 2007 rating decision did not present new and material evidence to reopen the claim.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for Multiple Sclerosis and an acquired psychiatric disorder have been granted. The rating assigned is 30%.

The Veteran's service connection claims for bilateral hearing loss, low back disorder, bilateral foot disability, and a psychiatric disorder (to include PTSD) are all granted.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for anxiety disorder, autoimmune disability, sleep apnea disability, and heart disability. The evidence does not support a finding of current diagnoses or a relationship to service.

The Board granted service connection for left ear hearing loss and remanded the other issues. The Veteran's left ear disorder (other than hearing loss) did not have an onset in service, and there is no evidence of a current psychiatric disorder that meets the criteria for PTSD.

The Board has granted the Veteran's petition to reopen his claim of service connection for a psychiatric disorder, finding that new and material evidence has been submitted. The low back disability claim is remanded due to inadequate notice.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, cervical spine disability, and lumbar spine disability were denied. The claim for a rating in excess of 10 percent for the residuals of a fractured right thumb was also denied. The Veteran's request to reopen his previously denied claims for cervical and lumbar spine disabilities did not meet the criteria for reopening.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded to the RO for additional development of his claims, including obtaining SSA records and scheduling VA examinations.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, is being remanded due to the need for a VA examination and consideration of the amended version of 38 C.F.R. § 3.304(f)(3).

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development to obtain VA treatment records, conduct appropriate medical examinations, and determine the etiology of his claimed conditions.

The Veteran's claims for lung disorder and psychiatric disorder due to asbestos exposure and chemicals, as well as skin disorder, are being remanded for further development.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD, tinnitus, gastrointestinal disability, irritable bowel syndrome, and hypertension have been denied. The case is remanded to obtain further medical opinions regarding the etiology of these conditions.

The Board has remanded the case for further development to determine if any current psychiatric disability is related to service, including considering whether symptoms during or shortly after service may be identified as manifestations of a chronic disease.