Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2014

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining medical records and verifying stressors. The Veteran's claim will be reconsidered based on the additional evidence.

The Board found that the Veteran does not have an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD with anxiety, depression, and psychotic episodes, that was caused by his service.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for a VA examination to assess his eligibility for specially adapted housing or special home adaptation grant based on his service-connected disabilities.

The case is being remanded to the AOJ so that a proper request can be made for outstanding VA medical records and a new VA examination to determine whether the Veteran suffers from an innocently acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD.

The Board finds that the appellant's current cognitive and psychiatric disorders are not related to service, including his reported drinking of polluted water during active duty. The preponderance of evidence does not support a finding that these conditions were incurred or aggravated by service.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including migraine headaches and schizophrenia, render him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claims for service connection are not resolved and requires further examination to determine if his claimed conditions are related to service, including exposure to hostile military activity.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for a new VA examination to assess the severity of her service-connected paranoid schizophrenia and to determine if she was unemployable due to this disability prior to November 25, 2011. The TDIU claim is inextricably intertwined with the higher initial rating issue.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, diagnosed as dissociative amnesia, is found to be related to his in-service combat experiences and service connection is granted.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining VA treatment records and scheduling a VA examination to address the medical matters raised by this appeal.

The Board found no evidence of a current diagnosis of PTSD and concluded that service connection for the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disability is not warranted. The Board also determined that service connection was not granted for any other diagnosed psychiatric disorders.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete service treatment records and the need to determine if the appellant was insane at the time of his dishonorable discharge.

The Veteran's claim for payment or reimbursement of unauthorized medical expenses incurred at a private facility on August 1, 2011 is denied because the treatment was not rendered in an emergency situation and prior authorization from VA was not obtained.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining VA treatment records and information from private providers. The Veteran's claim of service connection for a psychiatric disability other than PTSD is pending.

The Board found that the Veteran does not have legally cognizable hearing loss for VA purposes and denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss. The issue of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder remains pending.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder was denied as there is no current diagnosis of such a condition.

The Board has found that the Veteran's currently diagnosed schizophrenia is related to military service, resolving all reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.

The Veteran's PTSD, anxiety neurosis in a schizoid personality, and psychiatric disorder other than PTSD are all found to be related to his service. The claim for hypertension is also granted as it is considered part of the same disability picture.

The Veteran's TDIU claim is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining SSA records and scheduling examinations of his feet and mental health.

The Veteran's appeal is currently on hold due to the need for additional development and examination, including a videoconference hearing.