Acquired psychiatric disorder Board decisions

The Board has granted service connection for a back disability but denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD. The decision is mixed as it grants one claim and denies another.

The Veteran's claim seeking an effective date earlier than January 8, 1986, for the award of a 100 percent disability rating for service-connected schizophrenia is dismissed as a matter of law because the November 1986 rating decision that awarded this rating is final.

The Board found that the Veteran's insomnia and psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, are not caused or aggravated by his service-connected sarcoidosis.,VA will schedule a VA examination to determine if the Veteran has a disability manifested by cramping of the upper and lower extremities that is caused or aggravated by his service-connected sarcoidosis.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development to determine if any current psychiatric disorder was incurred in or is related to the Veteran's active duty service, including a review of his service treatment records and an opinion on whether his anti-social personality disorder may have been aggravated by a superimposed disease or injury during service.

The Board has remanded the case due to missing SSA records and other issues. The Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and reopening of a back disorder claim are pending.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a current seizure disability or right shoulder condition, and therefore, his claims for service connection for these conditions are denied.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining a temporary claims folder and procuring recent treatment records. The appeal is not about service connection at all.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for the assignment of a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to service-connected disabilities was denied as there is no probative evidence showing he became unemployable prior to March 28, 2008.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for a videoconference hearing before the Board of Veterans' Appeals.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a pulmonary disorder or an acquired psychiatric disorder (specifically, anxiety disorder) that is attributable to his military service. However, he was found to have an acquired psychiatric disorder (anxiety disorder), which is considered a direct result of his service.

The Veteran's claim for increased rating of compression fracture of T-7 was granted, but the issue of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder (to include depression and anxiety) secondary to service-connected compression fracture of T-7 was denied.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded to obtain additional medical records, determine the nature and etiology of his acquired psychiatric disorder, bilateral knee condition, bilateral hip condition, and chloracne, and provide a VA examination for these conditions.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, variously diagnosed is being remanded due to the need for additional development including verification of in-service motor vehicle accidents and VA treatment records.

The Veteran withdrew all his appeals, including those related to the claims of service connection for disability of the feet, an acquired psychiatric disorder (PTSD), a scar of the left arm, and a skin disability. As such, the Board has dismissed these matters.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD.

The Board has determined that the character of the appellant's discharge is not a bar to VA benefits, other than medical care under Chapter 17. The appeal for service connection and pension claims will be remanded for further development.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, most recently diagnosed as bipolar disorder, had its onset during his active service and the Board finds that he is entitled to service connection for this condition.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to his recent move and the need for a rescheduled Board hearing. The issues of entitlement to service connection for multiple disabilities are referred back to the AOJ.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disability was previously denied in April 1975. New evidence received since that time does not relate to an unestablished fact necessary to substantiate the claim, and thus the claim is not reopened.

The Board has determined that the appellant's character of discharge is a bar to VA benefits, but has ordered further examination and reconsideration due to new evidence.