Acquired psychiatric disorder Board decisions

The Board has remanded the case for further development and consideration, including a VA psychiatric examination to determine the etiology of any current psychiatric disorder, including schizophrenia. The Veteran's claim will be readjudicated based on the additional evidence obtained.

The Veteran's sleep apnea is found to be caused or aggravated by his service-connected disabilities, including his foot and ankle conditions.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including new VA examinations and medical opinions regarding his claims of tinnitus, an acquired psychiatric disorder (claimed as major depressive disorder), and eczema of the feet.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional actions, including scheduling a hearing and obtaining an examination to assess the etiology of his squamous cell carcinoma of the oropharynx.

The Veteran does not have a diagnosis of PTSD in accordance with the DSM-5. A diagnosis of depressive disorder is shown but the weight of the evidence is against a finding that it relates to active service.

The Veteran's claim for service connection and basic eligibility for VA nonservice-connected pension benefits was denied due to lack of qualifying wartime service.

The Board has remanded the case for further development due to inadequate analysis and failure to provide a VA examination. The Veteran is seeking service connection for PTSD, but the Board found that no such condition was related to his military service.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD. The evidence received since the August 2006 Board decision is new and material, raising a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claim.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claims of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder manifested by memory loss and sleep apnea, finding that new and material evidence has been submitted. The Board then granted service connection for both conditions as they are considered direct service connections based on in-service onset.

The Board has decided to remand the case for further development and consideration due to the need for additional medical opinions regarding the cause of the Veteran's death.

The Veteran's service connection claim for a disability manifested by uncontrollable body shakes is denied as there is no evidence of any neurological disorder or other ascertainable chronic disability. The Veteran's TDIU claim is also denied as his service-connected disabilities do not render him unemployable.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims due to a need for additional development, including obtaining SSA decision and medical records.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded to allow for a rescheduling of his requested hearing before the Board. The case will be returned to the Board after the hearing.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining updated VA treatment records and scheduling the Veteran for medical examinations to address his claims of service connection for various conditions. The issues remain in a state of pending resolution.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, including PTSD, was granted. The issue of entitlement to an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for left knee disability is under the Board's jurisdiction and requires a remand.

The Veteran's claims for PTSD, a right hip disability, and hepatitis C were denied. The claim for increased ratings of the internal derangement of the right knee and degenerative joint disease of the right knee was also denied.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining VA treatment records and clarifying the Veteran's discharge from service. The Veteran is also to be scheduled for a VA examination to determine if his acquired psychiatric disorder, including schizophrenia, is related to his military service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not meet the criteria for a diagnosis of PTSD and therefore, service connection for PTSD is denied. The claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include schizophrenia, will be remanded as there are outstanding VA treatment records from 1981 to January 2006.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection of an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, is being remanded due to the need for additional development and correction of notice. A VA examination will be conducted to determine the current nature and etiology of his psychiatric disability.

The Board finds that the Veteran's current gastrointestinal disability manifested by rectal bleeding, colon polyps, and hemorrhoids did not begin during service or is related to service in any other way. The acquired psychiatric disability claim was not addressed in this decision.