Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2015

The Veteran's prostate cancer and Parkinson's disease are service-connected due to exposure to Agent Orange during his service in Vietnam. The acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and depression, is also service-connected based on the presumption of service connection for conditions related to herbicide exposure.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining updated VA treatment records and any relevant SSA records. The appellant's claims will be reconsidered after this development.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including providing notice regarding service connection based on in-service personal assaults and obtaining an addendum medical opinion to determine if the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder is related to her claimed in-service assaults.

The Veteran's claims of service connection for bilateral hearing loss disability, tinnitus and an acquired psychiatric disorder are being remanded due to the need for additional development including a VA examination.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection of an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD. The evidence did not establish a diagnosis of PTSD based on any claimed stressor or fear of hostile military activity and there was no credible supporting evidence corroborating the alleged in-service stressors.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining additional mental health records and scheduling a VA examination to determine if the Veteran's PTSD is related to fear of hostile military or terrorist activity during service. The examiner will also assess whether any other acquired psychiatric disorders are related to service.

The Veteran's claims for hearing loss, tinnitus, and a psychiatric disorder are being remanded due to incomplete service treatment records and the need for additional examinations.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a service-connected traumatic brain injury and therefore, cannot grant service connection for this condition. The claim of an increased rating for his schizophrenia remains pending.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, is being remanded due to the need for additional development and examination.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining VA treatment records and scheduling a VA psychiatric examination to determine if the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disability is caused or aggravated by her service-connected back disability.

The Veteran's acquired mental disorders, including depression and PTSD, are not etiologically related to his military service.

The Board has reopened the claim for service connection for fatigue and granted service connection for schizophrenia, but denied all other issues on appeal.

The Veteran's schizophrenia, undifferentiated type, was granted a 100% rating effective February 16, 2000.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal regarding the claim of entitlement to service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Board denied reopening the claims for service connection for a lung disorder and an acquired psychiatric disorder due to lack of new and material evidence. The Veteran's claim for PTSD was previously denied, but reopened in August 2009.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims due to incomplete records and the need for additional examinations. The Veteran is seeking service connection for a cervical spine condition, an acquired psychiatric disorder, and reopening of his scoliosis claims.

The Board dismissed the claims for CUE in prior decisions, finding that a surviving spouse cannot initiate such claims.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for service connection for a psychiatric disability to include PTSD during his March 2013 videoconference hearing. The Board dismissed the appeal as a result.

The Veteran's appeal for higher ratings for his service-connected acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, has been dismissed due to the Veteran withdrawing from appeal prior to the Board issuing a decision.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for additional development and medical opinions regarding service connection claims, including those related to cause of death.