Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2015

The Veteran's claims for residuals of a right eye injury and PTSD have been reopened due to the submission of new evidence. However, further review is needed to determine if additional treatment records are available from private providers.

The Board has determined that a remand is necessary to obtain a medical opinion regarding the cause of the Veteran's death and to ensure compliance with Hupp v. Nicholson, 21 Vet. App. 342 (2007).

The Veteran's death was due to nonservice-connected causes and he was buried in a private plot. The appellant is granted burial benefits and a plot or interment allowance.

The Veteran's effective date for additional compensation benefits for dependents was granted as May 30, 2006 due to the establishment of a higher disability rating and service connection for certain conditions.

The Board has determined that additional examinations are needed to assess the Veteran's residuals of service-connected non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, including his intestinal symptoms and numbness in fingers and toes. The appeal is REMANDED for these purposes.

The Board has remanded the case for further development and readjudication of the issues on appeal, including obtaining additional evidence and arranging for medical examinations.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining VA treatment records and providing an addendum to a previous medical opinion.

The Board has remanded the case to the RO for consideration of the claims on the merits due to incomplete development and need for clarification.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's service connection claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder, specifically PTSD, is granted based on verified stressors during his military service.

The Veteran does not have an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, that was caused by his service.

The Board denied service connection for schizophrenia, finding that the condition arose during a period of inactive duty training (INACDUTRA) and was not related to active duty service.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for a video conference hearing. The issues of whether new and material evidence has been received to reopen a claim of entitlement to service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including as secondary to service-connected migraine headaches and hypertension, and service connection for PTSD are pending.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development, including obtaining verification of in-service stressors and scheduling VA examinations to assess his psychiatric and left eye disabilities.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining medical opinions and records to address the Veteran's claims.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining Social Security Disability records and pre-service medical records. The Veteran's psychiatric condition is also to be reviewed by a psychiatrist who has not previously examined her.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an effective date prior to January 23, 2002 for the assignment of a TDIU on an extraschedular basis. The decision found that the criteria for the assignment of a TDIU were met as of January 23, 2002.

The Veteran's appeal was dismissed due to his withdrawal of the claim for a compensable rating for pseudofolliculitis barbae. The Board found that there is no evidence showing bilateral hearing loss or tinnitus were incurred in service, and denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability as new and material evidence had not been submitted.

The Board found that the Veteran does not have a currently diagnosed acquired psychiatric disorder, other than PTSD. The claim for service connection was denied as there is no evidence of an in-service psychiatric problem and the current diagnoses are attributed to non-service-related causes.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development, including obtaining medical records and providing VA examinations to address the nature and etiology of his claimed conditions.

The Veteran's claim of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, prostate cancer, and urinary dribbling has been reopened and granted.