Acquired psychiatric disorder Board decisions

The Board has granted service connection for a major depressive disorder and an anxiety disorder, finding that these conditions had their onset during the Veteran's periods of service. The skin disorder claim is remanded as it relates to exposure basis (Agent Orange) which was not addressed in the July 2012 remand.

The Board has ordered a remand to obtain additional medical opinions regarding the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disability, including whether it is related to his service-connected headache disorder or military service.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining VA treatment records and scheduling a VA psychiatric examination.

The Board has remanded the case for a Travel Board hearing at the RO, and will not make any determination on the merits of the claims until further notice.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including requesting deck logs and obtaining a VA psychiatric examination. The Veteran's claim of service connection for PTSD is also being reviewed.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including as secondary to a service-connected left foot disability. The appeal is unclear on the basis of service connection.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development due to a need for an addendum opinion regarding the etiology of the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder was not shown to be related to his military service and is not considered secondary to any service-connected disabilities.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim of service connection for a psychiatric disorder and finds that new evidence supports a finding that his current condition is related to his military service, including within one year post-service.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development to obtain information about his claimed stressors, and for VA examinations to determine the relationship between his service-connected disabilities and any psychiatric disorder. The Veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability will also be addressed.

The Board has reopened the claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, but denied the claims for bilateral hearing loss and a bilateral knee condition.,No new evidence was submitted to reopen the previously denied claim of service connection for a nervous condition.

The Board has granted service connection for schizophrenia, finding that the Veteran's current diagnosis of schizophrenia is related to his military service. The claim for passive aggressive personality disorder was denied as new and material evidence had not been presented.

The Board has determined that additional evidentiary development is necessary prior to the adjudication of the Veteran's claims for service connection for a right knee disability and an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD. The case is REMANDED for further action.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to the need for additional development and clarification of his claims.

The Board denied the Veteran's petition to reopen his claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including a psychosis. The Board found no new and material evidence since the last denial of the claim on the merits.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim of service connection for paranoid schizophrenia due to new and material evidence submitted since the final September 2005 rating decision. The claim is now remanded for further development, including a VA examination.

The Board has reopened the claim of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability and granted service connection based on direct evidence showing a link between current psychiatric conditions and military service.

The Board has remanded the case to the RO for scheduling a Travel Board hearing due to the Veteran's request for postponement of his hearing.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD and other acquired psychiatric disorders are being remanded due to the need for further development, including verification of stressors and a VA examination.

The Board has determined that the appellant's schizophrenia, paranoid type was not incurred or aggravated by a period of active duty for training (ACDUTRA), and thus service connection is denied.