Acquired psychiatric disorder Board decisions

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claims for service connection are not resolved and requires further examination to determine if his claimed conditions are related to service, including exposure to hostile military activity.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for a new VA examination to assess the severity of her service-connected paranoid schizophrenia and to determine if she was unemployable due to this disability prior to November 25, 2011. The TDIU claim is inextricably intertwined with the higher initial rating issue.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, diagnosed as dissociative amnesia, is found to be related to his in-service combat experiences and service connection is granted.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining VA treatment records and scheduling a VA examination to address the medical matters raised by this appeal.

The Board found no evidence of a current diagnosis of PTSD and concluded that service connection for the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disability is not warranted. The Board also determined that service connection was not granted for any other diagnosed psychiatric disorders.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete service treatment records and the need to determine if the appellant was insane at the time of his dishonorable discharge.

The Veteran's claim for payment or reimbursement of unauthorized medical expenses incurred at a private facility on August 1, 2011 is denied because the treatment was not rendered in an emergency situation and prior authorization from VA was not obtained.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining VA treatment records and information from private providers. The Veteran's claim of service connection for a psychiatric disability other than PTSD is pending.

The Board found that the Veteran does not have legally cognizable hearing loss for VA purposes and denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss. The issue of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder remains pending.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder was denied as there is no current diagnosis of such a condition.

The Board has found that the Veteran's currently diagnosed schizophrenia is related to military service, resolving all reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.

The Veteran's PTSD, anxiety neurosis in a schizoid personality, and psychiatric disorder other than PTSD are all found to be related to his service. The claim for hypertension is also granted as it is considered part of the same disability picture.

The Veteran's TDIU claim is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining SSA records and scheduling examinations of his feet and mental health.

The Veteran's appeal is currently on hold due to the need for additional development and examination, including a videoconference hearing.

The Veteran's claim for service connection of an acquired psychiatric disorder (claimed as posttraumatic stress disorder) is being reopened, and the issue of entitlement to service connection for bilateral hearing loss has been dismissed. The case is REMANDED due to the need for additional development regarding the Veteran's claimed stressors and his current psychiatric diagnoses.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder was granted service connection, but the headache condition was denied.,The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder claim is reopened due to new evidence received since the April 1995 rating decision.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining an opinion from a psychiatrist regarding the Veteran's psychiatric disorders and their relationship to his military service and death. The claims of entitlement to service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death and burial allowance are inextricably intertwined and must be addressed together.

The Board found that the Veteran's claimed acquired psychiatric disability, including PTSD and anxiety disorder, did not meet the criteria for service connection due to lack of evidence linking it to active duty or in-service personal assaults. The VA examiner concluded there was no diagnosis of PTSD based on a verified in-service stressor.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining service personnel records and scheduling VA examinations to determine the etiology of any psychiatric disorders, asthma, and COPD.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been received to reopen the claims for service connection for headaches and psychiatric disability. The Veteran's claims are now pending before the Board.