Acquired psychiatric disorder Board decisions

The Board has determined that additional development is needed to address the Veteran's claims, including obtaining service treatment records and a VA examination for psychiatric disability. The issues of TDIU and upper back, low back, heart disease, and hypertension are also being remanded.

The Board has determined that further development is needed to determine if the Veteran has an acquired psychiatric disability, including PTSD, related to his service. The Veteran also needs a determination on whether any preexisting psychiatric condition was aggravated by service.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded to obtain additional evidence and for a VA examination. The claims of service connection for PTSD, hypertension, hepatitis C, and psychiatric disorder are all pending.

The Board has determined that additional development is needed to fully and fairly consider the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD. This includes obtaining records of any NIS investigations related to military sexual trauma incidents in service, as well as seeking private treatment records from Dr. S. and other providers.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD is being remanded due to the need to obtain and consider his treatment records from a 2010 psychiatrist, as well as an addendum to the June 2011 VA examination.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include schizophrenia, is being remanded due to the need for additional examination and development of records.

The Board has ordered additional development due to the need for clarification on whether the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder and/or sleep disorder are related to his service or a service-connected disability. The case will be returned for further review.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including bipolar disorder, depression, schizophrenia, and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), is being remanded due to the need to obtain records of a court-martial involving her drill instructors during basic training and provide additional opportunity for evidence submission.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including scheduling a Travel Board hearing.

The Board has decided to remand the claims for further evidentiary development, including obtaining SSA records and any relevant VA medical treatment records.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's pre-existing acquired psychiatric disorder was aggravated during his military service, and therefore grants service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Board finds that the Veteran's McArdle's syndrome was permanently aggravated during active service, and thus grants service connection for this condition.,The Veteran also has a diagnosed psychiatric disability (depression and anxiety), which is related to his active service.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development, including obtaining an addendum opinion from a VA psychiatrist regarding the etiology of his psychiatric disability other than PTSD and whether it is related to service or any other condition. The issue of entitlement to an increased rating for PTSD and TDIU is also being remanded.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claim for an additional VA examination to determine the etiology of any acquired psychiatric disorder diagnosed during the pendency of the appeal, and whether it is at least as likely as not that any such disorder was caused or aggravated by his service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including a VA examination.

The Veteran withdrew his appeals for the claims of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, drug and alcohol addiction, disability of the feet, a disability of the left knee, and a disability of the right hand.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include paranoid schizophrenia (exclusive of PTSD), is being remanded due to the need for a supplemental VA opinion on whether his current psychiatric disability is related to his service-connected bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus.

The Veteran's appeal was dismissed due to his death, and no effective date or rating is assigned as the claims are not adjudicated.

The Board has found that new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the Veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for a psychiatric disorder, and the case is remanded for further development.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining VA treatment records and scheduling a psychiatric examination. The issues of service connection for schizophrenia and whether new and material evidence has been received to reopen a previously denied claim of personality disorder will be considered.