Acquired psychiatric disorder Board decisions

The Board has remanded the case for additional development to obtain missing VA treatment records and to ensure all necessary actions have been completed.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development of his claims, including obtaining SSA records and service personnel records from Fort Gordon and Landstuhl Regional Medical Center.

The Board finds that the Veteran does not have an acquired psychiatric disorder and thus denies his claim for service connection.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development, including a VA examination and Social and Industrial Survey. The issues are whether he can establish service connection for his acquired psychiatric disorder as secondary to his service-connected disabilities and if his service-connected disabilities preclude him from obtaining and maintaining substantially gainful employment.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's schizophrenia is related to psychiatric symptoms in service and grants service connection for this condition.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not meet the criteria for SMC based on the need for aid and attendance due to his ability to perform self-care functions, maintain independence in daily activities, and travel alone.

The Veteran's appeal has been dismissed due to his death. The issues of service connection for various conditions have become moot.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining Social Security Administration records and considering an addendum opinion. The Veteran's claim will be reconsidered after this additional development.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder, which is now granted. The Veteran's psychiatric symptoms are related to an in-service stressor of military sexual trauma.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claimed acquired psychiatric disorder, other than PTSD, was not incurred in or aggravated by his military service and is not proximately due to or aggravated by his service-connected PTSD. The claim for an initial disability rating for PTSD prior to November 7, 2013 and from November 7, 2013 has also been denied.

The Board has determined that there is no current diagnosis of PTSD, and the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder does not meet the criteria for service connection.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development to address his claims of service connection, compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. � 1151, and TDIU.

The Board has reopened the claims for service connection and granted them, finding new and material evidence that relates to an unestablished fact necessary to substantiate the claim of service connection for ED. The Veteran's ED is etiologically related to his service-connected diabetes mellitus.

The Veteran's right shoulder disability was not related to service and denied.,Sleep apnea and GERD were both found to be due to undiagnosed illnesses associated with the Gulf War, but as these conditions are presumed, no rating is assigned.

The Board has remanded the case due to outstanding VA treatment records and an inadequate examination report. The Veteran's claim for service connection for paranoid schizophrenia will be reconsidered with new evidence.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including schizophrenia and PTSD, is found to be related to his service, specifically military sexual trauma. Service connection for these conditions is granted.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining VA and private treatment records, and providing an addendum to a VA examination report. The Veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder and bilateral hearing loss remains pending.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for paranoid schizophrenia, finding that there is insufficient evidence to link his current condition to his military service.

The Board has remanded the case due to uncertainty regarding the Veteran's ACDUTRA dates and whether his current psychiatric disorder is related to service, specifically his initial period of Air Force service in 1956 or a verified period of Reserve service in 1986 and 1987.

The Veteran's claim of service connection for PTSD has been reopened and granted. The VA examiner diagnosed the Veteran with PTSD related to his military service in Vietnam. Service connection is also granted for Hepatitis C, as it relates to the Veteran's right-ear piercing during service.