Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2014

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining SSA records and readjudicating both the service connection claim and the SMC claim.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss, but denied the remaining issues of service connection for an innocently acquired psychiatric disorder, a bilateral ankle disorder, and a left shoulder disorder. The Veteran is entitled to a Statement of the Case (SOC) regarding these denied claims.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has not been received to reopen the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and schizophrenia. The claim is therefore denied.

The Veteran's service connection claim for PTSD was denied, but his service connection claim for MDD was granted. The Veteran has a current diagnosis of Major Depressive Disorder.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD, but granted service connection for major depressive disorder with anxious feature. The Veteran's claim was not decided on the merits of service connection.

The Veteran's psychiatric disorders, including PTSD, depressive disorder, and personality disorder, are attributable to service. The Board has determined that the Veteran's current diagnosis of depressive disorder is service-connected.

The Veteran's claim of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder is granted.

The Board has ordered additional development to determine if the Veteran suffered from Traumatic Brain Injury and an Acquired Psychiatric Disorder during service, which may have contributed to his death. The appeal is being remanded for further review.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining VA treatment records and scheduling the Veteran for a comprehensive psychiatric examination to determine the diagnoses of any currently manifested psychiatric disorder(s).

The Board found no competent and credible evidence linking the Veteran's mental disorder, including paranoid schizophrenia, to his active duty service.

The Veteran's recurrent tinnitus was found to be incurred in active service. The Board granted service connection for this condition.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD and an acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD are being remanded due to the need for additional development, including verification of a stressor related to his service.

The Veteran's appeal was dismissed due to the death of the appellant.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a separate left hand disability, and therefore service connection for this condition is denied.,Service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder due to an electric shock during ACDUTRA from May 1997 until September 2002 is granted.

The Veteran's claims for asthma, acquired psychiatric disorder (claimed as schizophrenia), and left knee disability were granted with a 10 percent evaluation effective from the date of claim.

The Veteran's appeal was dismissed due to his death, and the Board has no jurisdiction to adjudicate the merits of this claim.

The Board has denied the reopening of the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include schizophrenia. The evidence submitted since the May 2007 decision does not relate to an unestablished fact necessary to substantiate the claim.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining service treatment records and post-service medical records to determine the nature and etiology of his claimed conditions.

The Veteran's service-connected psychiatric disorder, heart condition, left ankle disability, left lower extremity radiculopathy, and scars cause her to require aid and attendance.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining SSA records and scheduling VA examinations for his claimed conditions.