Acquired psychiatric disorder Board decisions

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development of his VA treatment records, as the physical copies are not in the claims file.

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including schizophrenia, manic depression and bipolar disorder, finding that the Veteran's pre-existing condition was aggravated by military service.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities meet the minimum schedular criteria for a TDIU, and his unemployability is due to his service-connected disabilities.

The Board has denied the appellant's claims for service connection for asthma, an acquired psychiatric disorder to include schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorder, and epilepsy as his service did not meet the requirements for eligibility for nonservice-connected pension benefits.

The Board has determined that additional development is necessary before the claims can be finally decided. This includes obtaining SSA records, a VA examination to determine if any acquired psychiatric disorder was incurred in or aggravated by service, and opinions regarding whether narcolepsy and temporal lobe seizures are related to service.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to the need to obtain additional medical records and ensure all development is completed.

The Board is remanding the case to the RO for scheduling a travel board hearing at the Providence, Rhode Island, Regional Office. The Veteran's claim of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder will be considered after the hearing.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to issues with representation and notification. The claims for service connection are on the merits, but need further development.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, to include PTSD, was denied as there is no probative medical evidence linking any current psychiatric disorder to his period of active service.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for additional development due to incomplete compliance with prior remand directives.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, was denied as there is no credible evidence of a verified in-service stressor and the Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of PTSD.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and adjustment disorder with anxiety and depression, is found to be related to his military service or a service-connected disability.

The Board found that the Veteran does not have an acquired psychiatric disability attributable to active service and denied his claim for service connection.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal regarding the claim of entitlement to service connection for an infection of the right ear. The Board also dismissed the remaining claims as there is no evidence showing a current disability, in-service incurrence or aggravation of a disease or injury, and a causal relationship between any diagnosed condition and service.

The Veteran's claims for service connection and compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 are denied due to failure to report for a VA examination, while his claim of new and material evidence is granted.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral pes planus and found that the Veteran's current bilateral pes planus is related to his active military service. The claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder remains pending as it was not fully addressed in this decision.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim of reopening his service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, finding that no new and material evidence had been submitted to reopen the previously denied claim.

The Board has determined that additional development is needed to address the Veteran's claims for service connection for dysfunctional uterine bleeding and an acquired psychiatric disorder, other than PTSD. The VA examiners are asked to provide a rationale for their opinions regarding the onset of the Veteran's conditions and whether they are related to service.

The Veteran's diabetes mellitus type II was not incurred in or aggravated by active service and may not be presumed to have been so incurred. The Veteran has variously diagnosed psychiatric disabilities other than PTSD, the symptoms of which are related to his active service, but already considered part of his service-connected PTSD and residuals of a traumatic brain injury (TBI).

The Veteran's claim for service connection for post-operative residuals of a left wrist disability has been reopened. The claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder remains on the merits, with some issues granted and others not.