Acquired psychiatric disorder Board decisions

The Board has remanded the case for further development due to the need to obtain additional evidence, including SSA disability records.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining SSA records and psychiatric treatment records from Ridge Behavioral Health Center. The Veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder remains pending.

The Board found that the Veteran's current skin disorder and acquired psychiatric disorders are not related to his military service.

The Board has determined that additional development is needed to address the appellant's claims for service connection for blackouts and a psychiatric disability, including mood disorder and/or anxiety disorder. The VA will attempt to obtain relevant medical records and schedule examinations as requested.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has not been received to reopen the Veteran's service connection claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder, thus denying the reopening of the claim.

The Board has decided that further development is needed, including obtaining SSA disability records and adjudicating the Veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Veteran's service-connected right upper extremity peripheral neuropathy is rated at 30 percent prior to June 24, 2010 and increased to 30 percent effective from that date. The Veteran also has a separate rating for postoperative right mid shaft ulna fracture.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including schizophrenia and PTSD, is being remanded due to the need for a VA examination.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has not been received to reopen the Veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder, including as due to exposure to radiation. The claim is therefore denied.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD and insomnia are related to his active service, granting these claims.

Your service connection for a psychiatric disorder other than PTSD has been resolved, and you have not appealed the rating decision. The Board is dismissing this issue.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claimed conditions are not related to his military service and thus denied all claims for service connection.

The Board has remanded the case for further development and scheduling a videoconference hearing.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development due to the Veteran's absence from a scheduled VA examination and his homelessness. The claim will be reconsidered based on the new evidence.

The Board has ordered a remand due to the need for an updated medical opinion regarding whether the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disability is related to his military service.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for further development, including obtaining VA treatment records and scheduling a VA psychiatric examination to determine the nature and etiology of any diagnosed psychiatric disorder.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for additional development, including obtaining VA and private treatment records, Social Security Administration (SSA) records, and a VA examination to assess the current severity of his service-connected acquired psychiatric disorder. The issue will also be adjudicated in light of any new evidence.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus but denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and an acquired psychiatric disorder including depression, anxiety, and PTSD. The Veteran's tinnitus is related to exposure to acoustic trauma in service, while his hearing loss does not meet the VA criteria for a disability. His psychiatric symptoms are attributed to alcohol abuse rather than service.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded to obtain additional treatment records and to schedule VA examinations for his post-polio syndrome and pulmonary disorders. The claims will be reviewed after the additional development.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD. The issue of whether new and material evidence was received to reopen the claim is resolved in favor of reopening. Service connection for PTSD remains pending.