Acquired psychiatric disorder Board decisions

The Board has remanded the case due to additional VA medical evidence being added to the claims file, and the Veteran's representative requested a review of this new evidence.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete records and inadequate examination. The Veteran's psychiatric disability is being evaluated again for proper service connection.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, was denied as there is no current diagnosis of PTSD and the evidence does not support a finding that any other acquired psychiatric disorders are related to service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a current bilateral hearing loss disability, pes planus, or acquired psychiatric disability (depressive disorder NOS) related to his service. The claims are therefore denied.

The Board has decided to remand the case for further development due to an inability to schedule a VA examination.

The Board denied service connection for tinnitus and the Veteran's claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder, finding that there was no evidence linking these conditions to his military service.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim of service connection for a variously diagnosed psychiatric disability and remanded it for further development. The case will be returned to the Board after any necessary additional development.

The Veteran's dermatitis, NOS, was found to be causally related to his military service and granted service connection.

The Veteran's claim for TDIU prior to August 31, 2000 was denied as there was no pending unadjudicated claim and it is not factually ascertainable that the service-connected paranoid schizophrenia increased in severity during this period.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining updated VA treatment records and scheduling a VA mental disorders examination. The Veteran's representative was also given an opportunity to submit a VA Form 646.

The Board has determined that the appellant's current psychiatric disorder is related to his active service, and thus grants service connection for a psychiatric disorder.

The Veteran's schizophrenia, a service-connected condition, contributed to his death from anoxic brain injury due to restraint by hospital staff. The Board finds that the cause of death is attributable to service connection.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection of hypertension, an acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD and depression), and a respiratory disability. The decision is unclear regarding whether new evidence was received to reopen the hypertension claim.

The Board has granted service connection for migraine headaches. The issue of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD and depression, remains pending.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to outstanding medical records and the need for new VA examinations. The issues include service connection for lumbar strain, bilateral lower extremity neuropathy, a psychiatric disorder, right knee patellar enthesopathy, left knee chondromalacia patella, and TDIU.

The Veteran's appeal has been remanded for additional development, including obtaining SSA records and scheduling VA examinations to assess the severity of his right shoulder disability and any psychiatric disorder. The claims will be readjudicated based on all evidence.

The Board found that the Veteran does not have a diagnosed mental disorder or muscle twitching that is related to his service, including Gulf War exposure. The evidence did not support a finding of an undiagnosed illness.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's hepatitis C, neurological disorder of the lower extremities, and psychiatric disorder (to include posttraumatic stress disorder and depression) are not related to his military service. The claims for these conditions have been denied.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development due to lack of recent medical records. The Veteran's claims for service connection are pending and will be reconsidered after obtaining updated treatment records.

The Board found that the Veteran does not have an innocently acquired psychiatric disability, to include PTSD, due to disease or injury incurred in service.