Acquired psychiatric disorder Board decisions

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claims for specially adapted housing or a special home adaptation grant and financial assistance in the purchase of an automobile and adaptive equipment have not been met.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to incomplete information and evidence, including a need for additional examinations and opinions regarding the nature and etiology of his claimed conditions.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development, including a VA examination and verification of stressor claims.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims due to additional evidence received after the last Supplemental Statement of the Case (SSOC). The claims will be reconsidered with application of all appropriate laws and regulations, including consideration of the new evidence.

The Board has remanded the case for further development and readjudication due to inadequate rationale in a previous VA examination report.

The Board found that the Veteran's claimed stressors could not be verified, and there was insufficient evidence to establish a link between his diagnosed PTSD and service. The claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and depression, is denied.

The Board found no evidence linking the Veteran's current back disability, bilateral hearing loss, acquired psychiatric disability including PTSD, or sleep problems to service. The VA examiner concluded that these conditions are not related to military service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of PTSD or schizophrenia related to his military service. Therefore, the claims for service connection for both conditions are denied.

The Board found no evidence of an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, incurred during service and denied the Veteran's claim for service connection.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development, including verification of stressor events and obtaining VA treatment records. The issue of service connection for a psychiatric disorder other than PTSD will also be addressed.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been received to reopen the claim of entitlement to service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder. The appeal is granted to this extent only.

The Board has ordered additional development due to incomplete records and the need for a VA examination. The case is now remanded for further action.

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

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability and a sinus condition. The claim for earlier effective date of a 30 percent rating for seborrheic dermatitis was also denied.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD was denied, and his claim to reopen a claim for service connection for a psychiatric disability other than PTSD, to include schizophrenia, is pending.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's coronary bypass surgery is not service-connected, and denied his claims for hypertension, asthma, and an acquired psychiatric disability (including PTSD and depression). The decision also found in favor of reopening the claim for an acquired psychiatric disability to include PTSD and depression.

The Board has remanded the case due to a request for a Travel Board hearing. The Veteran's appeal is related to service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD.

The Board dismissed the appeal due to the death of the appellant, and no jurisdiction remains for adjudicating the merits of this claim.

The Veteran's appeal includes claims for service connection for various psychiatric disorders, a sinus disorder, and migraine headaches. The case is being remanded to the RO for further development of records related to his August 2002 motor vehicle accident, including mental health treatment records from RAF Lackenheath, England, and criminal court records in Pima County, Arizona.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's low back disorder, to include degenerative disc disease of the lumbosacral spine, was not incurred in or aggravated by service. The claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder, specifically PTSD, is pending and requires further development.