Acquired psychiatric disorder Board decisions

The Board has remanded the case due to issues related to service connection for psychiatric disabilities and scars of the shoulders, requiring additional development including verification of a fire incident in service and examination.

The Veteran does not have a currently diagnosed acquired psychiatric disorder and his claim for service connection is denied.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder, specifically organic brain syndrome, finding that medical findings clearly and unmistakably reveal that the disability was present prior to service and not permanently worsened by active service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including psychotic and affective disorders, is related to his military service. The evidence supports a finding of service connection for these conditions.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded to allow for a videoconference hearing at the Columbia RO regarding his claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD.

The Veteran's appeal was dismissed due to his death, and no jurisdiction remains for the Board to adjudicate the merits of this claim.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including depression and PTSD, finding that his symptoms did not meet the DSM-IV criteria for PTSD at any time during the appeal period. The Board also found that there was no evidence of a verified in-service stressor leading to PTSD, and concluded that the Veteran's psychiatric disorder is not related to active service.

The VA psychologist's opinion found that the Veteran's in-service behaviors more likely reflected a personality disorder rather than symptoms or early stages of schizophrenia, and thus did not support service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for the review of additional evidence, including Social Security Administration (SSA) records. The TDIU claim is also being remanded due to its inextricability with his service connection claims.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining VA treatment records and Social Security Administration records. The Veteran's bilateral foot disorder and acquired psychiatric disorder are to be evaluated by a VA examiner.

The Veteran's appeal for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) prior to October 10, 2008, on an extraschedular basis has been withdrawn.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a psychiatric disorder that is attributable to his military service.

The Veteran's representative has withdrawn all issues on appeal, including the evaluation of his acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Veteran's psychiatric disability, rated at 30 percent prior to July 22, 2009, is characterized by occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity. The rating of 50 percent from July 22, 2009 to December 15, 2009, reflects the Veteran's psychiatric symptoms causing more significant impairment.

The Veteran's appeal was denied for service connection of any acquired psychiatric disability, a compensable initial rating for bilateral foot disability, and TDIU. The issues were related to the Veteran's claimed PTSD stressor at Fort Irwin Range.

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

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has not been received to reopen the Veteran's claim of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder. The evidence submitted does not relate to unestablished facts necessary to substantiate the claim.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development and readjudication, including obtaining a VA medical opinion regarding the nature and etiology of the Veteran's psychiatric disorder. The hepatitis C issue is also being remanded due to lack of a supplemental statement of the case.

The Board found that the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder was not incurred in or aggravated by service, and psychosis may not be presumed to have been so incurred.

The Board has remanded the case for further development due to incomplete opinions and need for additional medical examination.