Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2017

The Board has remanded the case for additional development due to incomplete medical records and need for updated VA treatment records. The Veteran's claim is not yet decided on its merits.

The Veteran's schizophrenia, PTSD, anxiety disorder, and depression have been rated at 50 percent since July 30, 1981 to July 15, 1996.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection, but found new and material evidence to have been submitted. The decision is mixed as some issues are granted while others are not.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim of service connection for a psychiatric disorder and granted service connection, finding that his symptoms are at least as likely as not related to military service.

The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for his post-traumatic headaches is being remanded due to the need for a new examination to assess all symptoms related to his June 1985 TBI, including headaches and other sequelae.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded to obtain updated medical records and a VA examination to determine the etiology of any diagnosed psychiatric disability, including PTSD.

The Board denied service connection for a low back disability, insomnia, and a neuropsychiatric disorder as the evidence did not establish that these conditions were incurred or aggravated by service.,Service connection was denied because there is no credible evidence linking any of these conditions to service.

The Veteran has been granted service connection for a major depressive disorder with insomnia, which is secondary to his service-connected disabilities. Service connection for PTSD was denied as the evidence did not meet the criteria for this diagnosis.

The Veteran's ability to establish and maintain effective or favorable relationships was considerably impaired, resulting in severe impairment in the ability to obtain or maintain employment due to his psychiatric disability from March 21, 1994 through February 26, 2002.

The Board found that there is no current diagnosis of PTSD or any other acquired psychiatric disability related to service, and thus denied the Veteran's claim for service connection.

The Veteran's hypertension and psychiatric disability were not found to be related to service, including exposure to herbicides or secondary to a service-connected condition.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development, including obtaining updated medical records and providing additional opinions regarding the nature of his psychiatric and skin disorders.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not render him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment prior to June 10, 2011.

The Board has remanded the case for further development and readjudication due to incomplete examination reports and failure to issue a supplemental statement of the case.

The Board denied service connection for a bilateral knee condition and an acquired psychiatric disorder, finding that the conditions were not incurred or aggravated by service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not meet the criteria for a diagnosis of PTSD and his other psychiatric diagnoses are not shown to be related to an in-service event or injury. Therefore, service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder is denied.

The Board has granted service connection for PTSD, MDD, and Schizophrenia based on the Veteran's reported in-service stressors. The claim is reopened due to new evidence showing a current diagnosis of PTSD related to fear of hostile military activity.

The Veteran's low back disability and cervical spine disability are currently service-connected, but the claim for acquired psychiatric disorder remains pending as it has been reopened.,There is no evidence of a nexus between the current cervical spine disabilities and active service.

The Board has remanded the case for further development to clarify the Veteran's stressor events and attempt to corroborate them, as well as provide appropriate notice regarding PTSD claims based on personal assault.

The Veteran's claim for a higher disability rating for schizophrenia, undifferentiated type was granted with an effective date of June 8, 2007.