Acquired psychiatric disorder Board decisions

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including scheduling a VA psychiatric examination and obtaining an opinion on the nature and etiology of any currently existing psychiatric disorder.

The Veteran's claims for neck disability, stomach condition, and acquired psychiatric disorder are being remanded due to the need for updated VA treatment records and additional medical examinations.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a gastrointestinal disability and psychiatric disability was denied. The Board found no current evidence of these conditions, with the exception of a personality disorder diagnosed in service, which is not compensable.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining records from Hospital San Juan Capistrano and the Orlando VAMC. The Veteran's service-connected disabilities are also to be evaluated in determining his ability to work.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for service connection for schizophrenia, paranoid type was denied as the criteria for assignment of an earlier effective date have not been met.

The Board denied service connection for PTSD due to personal trauma, finding that the Veteran did not serve in combat and there was no credible evidence of an in-service stressor.

The Board determined that there is no evidence of a psychiatric disorder during service or related to service, and denied the claim for service connection.

The Board found that the Veteran's current acquired psychiatric disorder was not incurred in or related to his military service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's schizophrenia, which developed during service and contributed to her death by suicide, is service-connected for the cause of her death.

The Board denied service connection for left ear hearing loss disability and psychiatric disability to include on a secondary basis, finding that the Veteran's current conditions are not related to his military service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and depression, is service-connected. The Board also found that her back disorder and hypertension are related to her military service.

The Board denied service connection for a psychiatric disorder, to include mood disorder (claimed as depression and stress), hypertension (claimed as secondary to depression and stress), and granted service connection for bilateral pes planus with an initial rating of 10 percent. The claim for dyspepsia with irritable bowel syndrome remains in appellate status.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an effective date prior to March 19, 1991, for a 100 percent evaluation for schizophrenia, residual type, component.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining service records and a VA examination to determine the etiology of his hearing loss.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, hepatitis C, and a herniated disc. The reasons were that there was no evidence of in-service stressors for PTSD, no medical evidence linking current symptoms to service or any diagnosed condition, and no evidence of a herniated disc during service.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for additional evidence and a VA examination. The issues include verifying claimed stressors and determining service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD.

The Board is remanding the case for further development due to missing Social Security Administration records.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD due to a lack of competent medical evidence of a diagnosed condition based on a corroborated in-service stressor. The issue of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability other than PTSD is being remanded.

The Veteran's appeal has been withdrawn for the issues of Parkinson's disease, diabetes, heart condition, arthritis, and sleep apnea.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's head injury residuals are due to his own willful misconduct and therefore not service-connected.