Acquired psychiatric disorder Board decisions

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including consideration of recent amendments to the regulations regarding PTSD claims and a September 2012 addendum to a December 2011 VA psychiatric examination report.

The Board has denied all service connection claims for the Veteran's kidney disability, sinus disability, hypertension, back disability, multiple joint disability (including arthritis), and acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Board found that the Veteran does not meet the DSM-IV criteria for a diagnosis of PTSD and therefore, service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability other than PTSD was denied.

The Board found that the evidence did not establish a direct service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD. The Veteran's claim was denied as there is no clear and convincing evidence to contradict her lay testimony regarding in-service stressors.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded to obtain additional information regarding his claimed stressors and to provide him with a VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of his acquired psychiatric disorder, sleep disorder, and residuals of head trauma. The AOJ will also attempt to verify the Veteran's alleged stressors.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to the need for additional development regarding exposure to Agent Orange and other chemicals/toxins/gases during active duty for training, as well as a VA examination for thyroid disorder and psychiatric condition.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including his acquired psychiatric disorder and seizure disorder, are found to prevent him from securing or following substantially gainful employment. The Board grants TDIU effective December 30, 2004.

The Board denied service connection for left knee disability and did not reopen the claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder due to lack of new and material evidence.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for a psychiatric disability, skin rash, and lumbar spine disability due to incomplete consideration of all pertinent evidence.

The Board has remanded the case to further develop evidence and provide additional examinations for the Veteran's psychiatric disorder, plantar fasciitis, and TDIU claims.

The Board has remanded the case due to issues related to the Veteran's failure to report for a VA examination and confusion over address changes. The appeal is now pending again.

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

The Veteran's schizophrenia, currently diagnosed as an acquired psychiatric disorder, was incurred during active duty service. The Board finds that the evidence is at least in equipoise regarding service connection and grants the claim for service connection.

The Veteran's claims for service connection and a total disability rating are being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining medical records and conducting further examinations.

The Veteran asserts that his current psychiatric disorder manifested in service and was caused by the stress of military life. He claims he drank alcohol and used drugs during service, which were prodromal symptoms of the psychiatric disorder.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete development and need for a VA psychiatric examination.

The Veteran died from nonservice-connected causes and was buried within two years of his death. However, the claim for nonservice-connected burial benefits is denied as it was filed more than two years after the burial.

The Board has determined that the appellant's ACDUTRA service does not meet the criteria for attaining Veteran status, and therefore cannot establish service connection for any of the claimed disabilities. The Board also found no competent or credible evidence linking any of these conditions to the appellant's military service.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD. The Veteran provided details of in-service stressors and current symptomatology.

The Veteran does not have PTSD or any other acquired psychiatric disorder that is related to military service, and there is no corroborating evidence of the claimed in-service stressors.