Acquired psychiatric disorder Board decisions

The Board is remanding the case to obtain missing mental health treatment records from Fort Jackson dated in 1970, which may be relevant to the Veteran's schizophrenia claim. The decision on whether service connection can be established will depend on the outcome of this additional development.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining additional medical records and scheduling a VA examination to address the Veteran's psychiatric disorders. The effective date of service connection for seizure disorder is also being addressed.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including verification of service periods and obtaining service treatment records from the Army Reserves. The issues include reopening a claim for bilateral inguinal hernias, entitlement to hypertension service connection, and service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development and review of the claims.

The Board has decided to remand the case for additional development, including obtaining medical records and providing VA examinations to determine the etiology of any diagnosed migraines and acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining missing VA medical records and scheduling the Veteran for VA examinations to determine the nature and etiology of his lumbar spine disability and acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development to obtain Social Security Administration records, service personnel records, and VA treatment records. The claims will also be reviewed by a VA examiner regarding the relationship between his wrist disability and HIV infection.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD and an acquired psychiatric disorder were denied as there is no current diagnosis of PTSD, and the evidence does not support a finding that any diagnosed condition is related to military service.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining VA medical records and any SSA disability benefits records. The Veteran's claims for service connection will be reconsidered based on this new evidence.

The Board denied service connection for a hernia disorder and an acquired psychiatric disorder. The Veteran's hernia was not shown to be incurred or aggravated by military service, while his psychiatric disorder is addressed in the remand portion of this decision.

The Board has remanded the claims due to the need for additional development, including obtaining VA treatment records and providing notification regarding personal assault service connection.

The Veteran was granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder effective from May 26, 1972. This decision is based on new evidence received after the initial denial in September 1972.

The Board has determined that further development is required prior to adjudicating the appellant's claim of entitlement to service connection for a psychiatric disorder. The case is REMANDED to obtain additional medical records, verify the claimed stressor, and schedule the appellant for a VA psychiatric examination.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including new VA examinations and medical opinions to address the issues of increased rating for residuals of a left foot fracture, service connection for low back disability, and service connection for acquired psychiatric disability.

The Veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, including posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), is denied as there is no medical evidence diagnosing a current disability and the VA examiner found that the Veteran does not meet the DSM-IV criteria for PTSD.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, thoracic aortic aneurysm, and coronary artery disease with history of myocardial infarction. The appeals were decided on the merits without any presumption of exposure to Agent Orange or other herbicides.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claims of service connection for schizophrenia and glaucoma, finding new and material evidence. The claims are now pending before the Board.

The Board found that the Veteran does not experience current disability due to PTSD or an acquired psychiatric disability other than PTSD, to include persistent depressive disorder, which could be attributed to active service. Therefore, the claims for service connection were denied.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claimed acquired psychiatric disorder, hypertension, heart disability, damaged teeth, bilateral shoulder disability, and low back disability are not service-connected as secondary to his service-connected conditions.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's pre-existing psychiatric disability was aggravated during his second and third periods of service, leading to a grant of service connection for this condition. The back disability is also presumed to have been aggravated by service.