Acquired psychiatric disorder Board decisions

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining private treatment records and securing releases from the Veteran to obtain these records. The claims will be readjudicated after this information is obtained.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disability, including adjustment disorder with anxiety, paranoid schizophrenia, and psychotic bipolar disorder, has resulted in total occupational and social impairment throughout the appeal period. The claim for TDIU is moot due to the assignment of a 100 percent rating.

The Board has determined that the termination of the Veteran's TDIU was improper and restored it effective July 31, 1979.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining relevant medical records and clarifying the Veteran's representation.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claims for service connection for right and left knee disabilities, but is unable to proceed with a decision on the merits due to the need for additional development.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, was denied as his claimed conditions are not of service origin.

The Board found that the evidence does not support a finding of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD.

The Board has remanded the case for further development due to a lack of representation and additional evidence.

The Board has dismissed the claims for service connection for a lumbar spine disorder, as the Veteran and his representative withdrew this claim. The remaining issues of service connection for gout, skin disorders, left knee disorder, erectile dysfunction, and high cholesterol have been denied due to lack of evidence of an underlying disability.

The Veteran's right knee disability has been rated at 20 percent since December 2008. The claim for an increased rating is granted.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for sleep apnea and PTSD are being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining VA treatment records and conducting medical examinations.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder is being remanded due to the need for a new VA examination and consideration of his lay statements regarding his mental state prior to July 1960.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining VA and SSA records, scheduling a supplemental medical opinion from the July 2012 examiner, and informing the Veteran of the elements necessary to establish service connection on a secondary basis.

The Veteran's current acquired psychiatric disorder was not manifested during her active military service and is not shown to be causally or etiologically related to her active military service. The claim for service connection is denied.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorders, including PTSD, are related to his military service and personal assault during basic training in November 1967.

The Veteran's claims for service connection were denied as her claimed conditions are not related to her military service, including Gulf War exposure.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and depression with chronic adjustment disorder. The Board found that his acquired psychiatric disorder was not incurred in or aggravated by active military service, nor could it be presumed due to a disease or injury during service. The Board also determined that PTSD did not meet the criteria for service connection as there was no verified in-service stressor. The Veteran's paranoid personality disorder was deemed non-service connected.

The Board has remanded the claims for further development and consideration, including obtaining additional medical records and opinions from VA examiners.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining service personnel records and a VA examination. The Veteran's claim is not yet decided.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD was denied as there is no current diagnosis of PTSD that meets the DSM-IV criteria.