Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2013

The Veteran's service-connected migraine headaches are rated at 50 percent effective February 9, 2012. The Board finds that the evidence shows very frequent completely prostrating and prolonged attacks productive of severe economic inadaptability.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a current disability for any of the claimed conditions and therefore, service connection cannot be granted.

The Board is remanding the case to the RO for further development of evidence, including obtaining a curriculum vitae from the VA medical expert who provided an opinion in this matter.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, to include PTSD, is granted.

The Board has decided to remand the case for additional development, including providing proper notice regarding evidence from sources other than service records and obtaining VA treatment records. The Veteran's psychiatric disorders will also be evaluated by a VA examiner.

The Veteran's service-connected conditions do not meet the criteria for a certificate of eligibility for purchase of an automobile and/or adaptive equipment or adaptive equipment only, as he is not service connected for any qualifying problem.

The Veteran's appeal for an earlier effective date for his service-connected psychotic disorder was withdrawn by him, and the RO confirmed this withdrawal in a rating decision issued on May 8, 2007.

The Veteran does not have an innocently acquired psychiatric disability, to include PTSD, due to disease or injury that was incurred in or aggravated by active service.

The Board has granted service connection for hypertension as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected diabetes mellitus type II, and assigned a 10 percent disability rating.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD and the claim for TDIU. The evidence did not support a diagnosis of PTSD, despite corroborated stressor events.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development of his VA treatment records, as the physical copies are not in the claims file.

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including schizophrenia, manic depression and bipolar disorder, finding that the Veteran's pre-existing condition was aggravated by military service.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities meet the minimum schedular criteria for a TDIU, and his unemployability is due to his service-connected disabilities.

The Board has denied the appellant's claims for service connection for asthma, an acquired psychiatric disorder to include schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorder, and epilepsy as his service did not meet the requirements for eligibility for nonservice-connected pension benefits.

The Board has determined that additional development is necessary before the claims can be finally decided. This includes obtaining SSA records, a VA examination to determine if any acquired psychiatric disorder was incurred in or aggravated by service, and opinions regarding whether narcolepsy and temporal lobe seizures are related to service.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to the need to obtain additional medical records and ensure all development is completed.

The Board is remanding the case to the RO for scheduling a travel board hearing at the Providence, Rhode Island, Regional Office. The Veteran's claim of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder will be considered after the hearing.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to issues with representation and notification. The claims for service connection are on the merits, but need further development.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, to include PTSD, was denied as there is no probative medical evidence linking any current psychiatric disorder to his period of active service.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for additional development due to incomplete compliance with prior remand directives.