Acquired psychiatric disorder Board decisions

The Board finds that the evidence is in equipoise as to whether the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, diagnosed as a bipolar disorder, was incurred during his military service. As such, service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder (diagnosed as bipolar disorder) is granted.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a valid claim for service connection for PTSD. However, the VA examiner concluded that the Veteran may have an acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD and is less likely as not caused by or related to his reported Vietnam stressor. The issue of service connection for this condition remains pending.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining service personnel records and VA treatment records, scheduling a VA examination, and clarifying whether there is any pertinent SSA disability benefits claim. The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disability will be reviewed to determine if it was caused or permanently aggravated during service.

The Board found no evidence of a psychiatric disorder during service and concluded that the Veteran's current condition is not related to his military service.,There was also insufficient evidence linking the Veteran's hepatitis C to any service-connected disability.

The Board has remanded the case for further development and an examination to determine the etiology of any diagnosed psychiatric disorders, including schizophrenia. The Veteran's current address must be determined and provided notice of the VA examination at that address.

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

The Veteran's claims for service connection for a low back disorder and an acquired psychiatric disorder, claimed as depression, are being remanded due to the need for additional development of evidence.

The Board denied service connection for PTSD and a bilateral knee disorder, finding that the Veteran did not have a verified non-combat stressor in service on which to base a diagnosis of PTSD. Osteoarthritis of the knees was also found not related to service.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, is denied as there is no diagnosis of PTSD that conforms with the DSM-IV and no other diagnosed chronic disability related to military service.

The Veteran seeks service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD. The Board has determined that additional development is needed before a decision can be made.

The Board has granted service connection for schizophrenia, finding that the Veteran's condition is at least as likely as not incurred during his active military service. The remaining issues of an increased evaluation for anxiety disorder and entitlement to a TDIU are remanded.

The Board has dismissed the Veteran's appeal regarding whether a July 1969 administrative decision contained CUE. The claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus are denied.

The Board has remanded the case to the RO for a Travel Board hearing due to the Veteran's request. The appeal is not about service connection and thus no specific decision on service connection can be made.

The Board found that a psychiatric disorder was not present in service or for years thereafter, nor was it caused or aggravated by the Veteran's service-connected duodenal ulcer disease.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's currently demonstrated schizophrenia and depressive disorder are due to disease or injury incurred in active service, granting service connection for an innocently acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Veteran's appeal has been dismissed as the Veteran requested withdrawal of the appeal.

The Board found that the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder was not incurred in or aggravated by active duty service and denied his claim.

The Veteran's claim for an initial rating in excess of 70 percent for her acquired neuropsychiatric disorder, anxiety disorder NOS with features of atypical panic symptoms and PTSD and depressive disorder NOS was granted. The effective date for this grant is December 8, 1994.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for optic atrophy of the right eye and a psychiatric disorder has been reopened, and both conditions are now considered to be service connected.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded to obtain additional VA treatment records and SSA SSI records, as well as inpatient or 'clinical' service treatment records from Ireland Army Community Hospital. The case will be readjudicated after these records are obtained.