Acquired psychiatric disorder Board decisions

The Board has remanded the case for further development and evaluation of the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD.

The Veteran's son, G.W., is recognized as a child due to permanent incapacity for self-support prior to his 18th birthday.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD is being remanded due to his failure to appear for a VA examination and the need to consider additional evidence, including records from VA clinics in Akron and Cleveland.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development due to incomplete records and need for further examination.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, is being remanded due to the need for additional development and consideration.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been remanded due to the need for additional development and consideration.

The Veteran's service-connected psychiatric disability, including PTSD, dementia, and schizophrenia, resulted in total occupational and social impairment as of the date his claim for service connection was received. The Board granted a 100 percent disability rating effective from January 3, 2006.

The Board found that a chronic acquired psychiatric disorder, including depression and generalized anxiety disorder, was not incurred in or aggravated by active military service.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for depression or other acquired mental disorder, to include PTSD, is being remanded due to the need for further evidence and a VA psychiatric examination.

The Board has remanded the claims due to incomplete documentation from Social Security Administration (SSA). The Veteran's disability benefits were awarded in December 2000, but the initial decision is missing.

The Board has determined that there is no new and material evidence to reopen the claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder. The Veteran's arthritis of the right knee, hypertension, and residuals of a fracture of the right fourth finger were not found to be related to service or service-connected conditions.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, requires additional development and remand. The case is being returned to the RO (AMC) for further action.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection on multiple secondary conditions is denied as there is no evidence of a current disability or in-service incurrence.

The Board found that the Veteran did not have current diagnoses of sleep apnea, residuals of a right hand injury, or low back disorder. The Board also determined that there was no evidence of chronic left foot injuries during service and thus denied service connection for these conditions.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder is not related to service or a service-connected disability.,The Veteran's GERD is related to his service-connected lumbar disc disease and the use of NSAIDs.

The Board found that the Veteran's current acquired psychiatric disability, including schizophrenia, was not incurred or aggravated in service and is not otherwise related to service. The claim for service connection was denied.

The Veteran seeks service connection for a psychiatric condition, specifically schizophrenia, paranoid type. The Board has determined that additional development is needed to determine the etiology of her current psychiatric disability.

The Board has determined that the Veteran is incompetent to handle his VA funds due to his mental illness, specifically schizophrenia.

The Veteran does not have a current psychiatric disability, including PTSD, or a chronic skin disorder of the feet that was incurred in or aggravated by active service. The Board finds that the preponderance of evidence is against the claims for service connection.

The Board has denied the Veteran's requests to reopen his claims for service connection for schizophrenia and PTSD, finding that the new evidence submitted does not raise a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claims.