Acquired psychiatric disorder Board decisions

The Board has ordered the case to be remanded for further development and consideration of the Veteran's claim for service connection for psychiatric or psychological disorders, including posttraumatic stress disorder.

The case is being remanded for further examination and development due to incomplete service medical records.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and diabetes mellitus are being remanded due to the need to obtain additional service treatment records, conduct further examinations, and consider alternative theories of service connection.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, and major depression was denied as there is no evidence of a current diagnosis or in-service occurrence.

The Veteran's appeal was dismissed because she died before the Board could issue a decision.

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder on the basis of new and material evidence.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's cardiovascular and psychiatric disabilities are not related to service, and thus denied his claims for service connection.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to incomplete medical records from VA facilities. The Veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric condition will be reconsidered after obtaining all relevant medical records.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for additional examinations and verification of combat exposure.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claim for further development, including stressor corroboration research and a VA examination to determine if any current acquired psychiatric disorder had its onset in service.

The Board found that the Veteran's bipolar disorder was not linked to in-service psychiatric symptomatology or any other incident of active duty service.

The Veteran's current psychiatric disability is not related to his military service, and the Board found that it did not have its onset during active service.

The Board found that new and material evidence had not been received to reopen the claims for residuals of hepatitis B and psychiatric disability. The Veteran's current diagnoses do not align with the previously denied conditions.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's experiences in service likely precipitated his schizophrenia, which is now diagnosed. Therefore, the claim for service connection for schizophrenia is granted.

The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for low back strain and the reopening of his right hip disability claim were denied. The effective date for service connection for PTSD was granted as December 14, 1990.

The Veteran seeks service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and other acquired psychiatric disorders. The Board has determined that additional development is needed, including obtaining medical records from the Social Security Administration and scheduling a VA examination to determine if any current psychiatric disability may be related to treatment in service or events experienced by the Veteran in service other than those on submarines or in Vietnam.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including paranoid schizophrenia and PTSD, finding that there was no evidence linking his current diagnoses to his active duty service.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining service treatment records and attempting to verify a claimed stressor. A VA examination will also be conducted to determine the nature and etiology of any current psychiatric or low back disabilities.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for schizophrenia, collapsed lungs with shortness of breath, and a jaw disorder due to lack of credible evidence showing continuity of symptomatology since service.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded to obtain a VA examination for her service-connected back condition and psychiatric disorder, as well as to determine the impact of these conditions on her employability. The TDIU issue will also be addressed.