Acquired psychiatric disorder Board decisions

The Board has decided to remand the case for additional development, including scheduling a VA psychiatric examination and obtaining relevant medical records.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claimed stressor is credible and supported by evidence, and his symptoms are related to this event. Therefore, service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, is granted.

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

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for a new examination and additional development of records, including VA treatment records from April 2011 to the present. The Veteran's claims will be readjudicated after these actions.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, including PTSD and other mental health conditions. The evidence shows a continuity of symptoms since service and a current diagnosis of these conditions. Therefore, the Board finds that service connection is warranted.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for a left shoulder disorder and an acquired psychiatric disorder, as well as her requests for increased disability ratings for her knees, were denied. The Board found no current evidence of the claimed conditions.

The Board found that the Veteran did not have tinnitus in service and denied his claim for service connection. The psychiatric disorder issue is pending as further examination and opinion are needed.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for various knee and hip disabilities, as well as a psychiatric disability. The decision was based on lack of evidence linking these conditions to service.

The Board denied service connection for left ankle degenerative joint disease and chronic psychiatric disorder other than PTSD and schizophrenia. The Veteran's claims for higher ratings for bilateral hearing loss, schizophrenia, and TDIU are remanded.

The Veteran's claims for PTSD, vertigo, left hip disability, and an acquired psychiatric disorder were denied as there is no competent evidence of a current diagnosis or in-service incurrence of these conditions.

The Board has remanded the case to the RO for further development, including obtaining private medical records and arranging for a VA psychiatric examination. The Veteran's claim will be reconsidered based on the updated evidence.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's schizophrenia and residuals of his in-service head injury are not service-connected.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been received to reopen the claim for service connection for paranoid schizophrenia. The Veteran's preexisting paranoid schizophrenia was aggravated during his second period of active service.

The Veteran is seeking service connection for a psychiatric disorder, specifically PTSD. The Board has determined that additional development is needed to properly assess the claim.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, is being remanded due to the need for a new VA examination.

The Veteran's appeal has been withdrawn by his representative due to the grant of a total disability rating based upon individual unemployability.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling the Veteran for VA examinations to determine the nature and etiology of his claimed conditions.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling examinations.

The Board found that the evidence does not support a finding of an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, resulting from service. The Veteran's claimed stressors have not been corroborated and there is no credible supporting evidence to verify the occurrence of these events.

The Board found that the Veteran's psychiatric disorders, including PTSD, did not have their clinical onset in service and are not otherwise related to active duty. Psychosis was not exhibited within the first post-service year.