Acquired psychiatric disorder Board decisions

The Board found that the Veteran does not have a current psychiatric disorder, and therefore denied his claim for service connection.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development and consideration of the claims, including a review by the Veteran's representative.

The Board found that the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, specifically schizophrenia, did not have its onset during active service and is not otherwise related to service. The right knee disability was also denied as there was no evidence of a chronic right knee disability having its onset during active service or being otherwise related to service.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development of his medical records, including from non-VA providers. The claims will be re-adjudicated after the records are obtained.

The Board found that the evidence received since the September 1988 rating decision is not new and material, thus denying the reopening of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability.

The Board denied service connection for PTSD and psychiatric disability other than PTSD, finding that the Veteran did not meet the diagnostic criteria for PTSD and that any psychiatric disability(ies) other than PTSD were first diagnosed many years after discharge from service.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for additional development, including obtaining a VA mental health examination and reviewing outstanding treatment records. The claim will be reconsidered based on the new evidence.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims due to the need for additional development, including obtaining medical records and verifying stressors. The Veteran is diagnosed with various psychiatric disorders and may require a VA examination to determine if any are related to service.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining medical records and conducting VA examinations to determine the nature and etiology of any psychiatric disorder and back disorder.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining VA and private medical records, as well as a new VA examination to determine the etiology of his kidney disability, hypertension, and acquired psychiatric disability.

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, and the TDIU issue is remanded for readjudication.

The Veteran has been granted service connection for schizophrenia, a psychiatric disability. However, the issue of essential tremors is pending and its relationship to service is unclear.,Essential tremor was not diagnosed until after service, and there is no evidence linking it to military service.

The Veteran's claims for a kidney disorder and an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, were denied as there is no evidence of such conditions during service or due to herbicide exposure. The Board found that the Veteran does not have current diagnoses of these disorders.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a lumbar spine disability and an acquired psychiatric disorder, finding that the evidence did not support granting these claims based on secondary service connection. The rating for residuals of a left knee injury was also denied.

The Board has remanded the case for a VA medical opinion on whether the Veteran's service-connected back disability caused or substantially contributed to his death by suicide, and if so, whether it aggravated a nonservice-connected psychiatric disorder.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded to obtain additional medical records and for a new psychiatric examination. The claims will be readjudicated after these actions.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's PTSD is not related to his service, as there is no credible supporting evidence of the claimed in-service stressors. The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD and low back disorder claims are pending.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development due to incomplete records from the Social Security Administration.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral wrist disorder, bilateral hand disorder, tinnitus, and an acquired mental disorder (PTSD). The hearing loss claim was also denied as new and material evidence had not been received. The right eye condition claim was also denied as new and material evidence had not been received.

The Veteran's appeal for an increased evaluation of his service-connected degenerative joint disease, right knee meniscectomy with total knee replacement has been granted. The Board also found that the Veteran is entitled to a TDIU due to his service-connected disabilities.