Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2014

The Veteran is competent to handle disbursement of funds due to his stable mental health status and compliance with treatment.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining VA and private treatment records and providing a new VA examination. The Veteran's claim will be reconsidered based on the additional evidence.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder resulted in occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity prior to January 3, 2006. The Board granted a 50 percent rating for this period.

The Board is remanding the case to determine if VA treatment records from January to March 1999 constituted an informal claim for increase, and whether a total disability rating under 38 C.F.R. § 4.16(b) should be considered.

The Veteran's schizophrenia and depression have been rated at the highest available level, but his radiculopathy of the lower extremities is not service-connected.

The Board denied higher disability ratings on an extraschedular basis for the Veteran's service-connected bilateral hearing loss disability, finding that the evidence did not present an exceptional or unusual disability picture.,The Board also denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder involving anxiety, a paranoid disorder, or loss of sleep, as there was no diagnosed psychiatric disability.,Both decisions were based on the existing schedular rating criteria and secondary service connection provisions.

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

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to his request for a videoconference hearing. The issues of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, sleep apnea secondary to PTSD, and vertigo secondary to bilateral sensorineural hearing loss are still under review.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining VA treatment records and Social Security Administration (SSA) disability determination records. A VA examination will also be conducted to determine if the Veteran requires regular aid and attendance due to his service-connected disabilities.

The Board has found new and material evidence to reopen the claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD. The Veteran's testimony at a personal hearing in May 2012 is addressed in the REMAND portion of the decision.

The Veteran's claims for service connection were denied. The Board found that the evidence did not support a grant of service connection for any of the conditions listed, including PTSD.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining VA treatment records and scheduling a VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of any acquired psychiatric disorders present during service.

The Board denied the Veteran's request to restore his full disability compensation benefits due to his incarceration for felony convictions, finding that his convictions remain intact and he continues to be incarcerated.

The Board has remanded the case due to the Veteran's request for a hearing at the RO, and no such hearing has been scheduled.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and a gastrointestinal (GI) disorder, finding that the Veteran's symptoms did not stem from his service or any service-connected disability.

The Board denied service connection for a psychiatric disorder, finding no evidence of such condition during or within one year after service. The decision was based on the existing evidence and law.

The Board has remanded the case for scheduling a videoconference hearing due to the failure to reschedule an earlier requested hearing. The appeal is also referred to the AOJ for adjudication of the pension issue.

The Board has remanded the case for additional efforts to obtain treatment records from 1993 through 2001 at the Jesse Brown (formerly West Side) VA Medical Center, in Chicago, Illinois.

The Board has ordered additional development of the Veteran's claims for service connection due to incomplete records from a mental health clinic. The appeal is currently remanded and will be reconsidered after obtaining any missing records.

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including schizophrenia and PTSD, finding that the Veteran's current condition is related to his period of active service.