Acquired psychiatric disorder Board decisions

The Board has determined that the Veteran engaged in combat during service and his PTSD is consistent with the circumstances, conditions or hardships of such engagement. Therefore, the claim for service connection for PTSD is granted.

The Board has determined that the Veteran did not submit new and material evidence to reopen his claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, specifically psychosis.

The Veteran's claim to reopen her service connection for schizophrenia is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining SSA records and a VA psychiatric examination.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining updated VCAA notice and attempting to locate the Veteran. The Veteran will need to provide any statements in support of her alleged PTSD stressor and any other relevant information.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has not been submitted to reopen the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and schizophrenia. The RO previously denied this claim in June 1990 due to a lack of indication of these conditions during or within one year after service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, manifested by difficulty sleeping, was incurred in or caused by his military service and grants service connection for this condition.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for paranoid schizophrenia and sleep apnea are denied as his discharge from military service under other than honorable conditions serves as a bar to the claimed benefits.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, was denied as there is no credible evidence of a stressor and the Veteran did not engage in combat with the enemy or serve as a POW.

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD. The Veteran's claim was remanded multiple times due to various issues including the need to consider newly received evidence and the possibility of establishing service connection based on diagnoses rendered after the original claim.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for headaches, cervical spine disability, thoracic spine disability, left ankle disability, bilateral pes planus with plantar fasciitis, and gastritis. The Board found that the preponderance of the evidence did not support these claims.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for a liver disability, residuals of melanoma, and an acquired psychiatric disability (including PTSD and panic disorder) have been denied as the evidence does not support a finding that these conditions are related to his military service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, was incurred in or aggravated by his active duty service and is granted.

The Board denied service connection for PTSD and found that the appellant's actions resulting in the shooting death of another serviceman constituted willful misconduct.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for a Board hearing at the RO as he requested.

The Veteran's schizophrenia is found to have first manifested during his active duty for training in the Army National Guard, and service connection is granted.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining updated VA medical records and SSA records. A psychiatric examination will be conducted to determine the nature and etiology of any current psychiatric disability, and a right wrist examination will be conducted to assess the severity of his service-connected condition.

The Board has determined that a VA examination is needed to determine if the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disability, including major depressive disorder with dysthymia and posttraumatic stress disorder, is related to service. The claim will be remanded for this purpose.

The Board has denied the reopening of a claim for service connection for schizophrenia, finding that new and material evidence was not submitted to relate the condition to service.

The Board has reopened the claim of service connection for a psychiatric disorder, to include posttraumatic stress disorder (PSD), and is granting the appeal.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining VA examinations and attempting to obtain a spousal examination report.