Acquired psychiatric disorder Board decisions

The Board has granted service connection for depression and PTSD, finding that the Veteran's current conditions are related to her military service. Service connection for schizophrenia, paranoid type, is not addressed in this decision.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for psychosis to establish eligibility for treatment under 38 U.S.C. § 1702 is dismissed as moot due to the grant of service connection for paranoid schizophrenia and a 100% rating.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence in the October 2008 VA examination report.

The Veteran's claim is being remanded due to incomplete service records and a failure to request records from his second period of active service. The case will be returned for further development.

The Veteran's service is alleged to have aggravated a pre-existing psychiatric disorder, but the claim will be remanded for further development including a VA examination.

The Veteran's cervical spine disorder and acquired psychiatric disorders were not incurred in or aggravated by service.

The Board found that the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disability was not incurred in or aggravated by service and is not otherwise related to service.

The Board is remanding the case for further development, including obtaining medical records and ensuring proper VCAA notice has been provided.

The Board found the Veteran's account of a sexual assault during service to be unverifiable and incredible, thus denying his claim for service connection.

The Board has determined that a VA examination is needed to determine the nature and etiology of any current low back disability, as well as whether the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disabilities are related to service. The case will be remanded for these purposes.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for a permanent and total disability rating for pension purposes was granted, with the effective date set at October 12, 1993. The decision is based on VA treatment records from that date indicating the Veteran's unemployability due to psychiatric disabilities.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a low back disability due to service and finds no evidence of a current psychiatric disability. The claim for an increased rating for the service-connected psychiatric disability is denied.

The Board denied the Veteran's request to reopen his claim for service connection for paranoid schizophrenia with dementia, previously claimed as an acquired psychiatric disorder. The evidence submitted was deemed insufficient to establish a new and material basis for reopening the claim.

The Board has remanded the issue of entitlement to service connection for a heart disorder due to conflicting medical opinions and need for further development.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development due to non-compliance with previous instructions.

The Board found that the Veteran did not have a psychiatric disorder, including symptoms of depression and anxiety, in service. The weight of the evidence does not support a finding that his current psychiatric condition is related to his active military service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claimed conditions are not related to his active military service and have denied all of his claims.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining service treatment records and personnel records, procuring post-service medical records, and conducting a VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of any psychiatric disability, including PTSD.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for psychiatric, bowel, stomach, and prostatitis disorders. The foot disability claim was also denied.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been received to reopen the claim for service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death. The appellant is seeking to establish a causal relationship between her husband's schizophrenia, including medications he was taking, and his fatal heart attack.