Acquired psychiatric disorder Board decisions

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not meet the criteria for specially adapted housing or financial assistance in acquiring an automobile or other conveyance and adaptive equipment.

The Board denied service connection for PTSD and did not reopen the claim of an acquired psychiatric disorder. The decision is considered to be correct based on the evidence at that time.

The Board has determined that further development is needed to determine if the Veteran's current psychiatric disability, including PTSD, is related to his service. The case is therefore being remanded for additional examination and evaluation.

The Board found that the Veteran's psychiatric disability had its onset during his active service and granted service connection for it.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for a psychiatric disorder, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, headaches, and memory loss have been denied. The Board found that the evidence does not support a diagnosis of PTSD or any other psychiatric condition related to military service, including as secondary to an in-service personal assault.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's cervical spine disability was not incurred in or aggravated by service, and no arthritis affecting the cervical spine manifested to a compensable degree within one year following his separation from service. The claim for psychiatric disorder, low back strain, headaches, left knee and left foot disabilities is reopened as new and material evidence has been received.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's low back disorder and psychiatric disability were not incurred or aggravated by service, and therefore denied both claims.

The Veteran's service connection claims for an acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD and major depressive disorder) and a bilateral knee disorder are granted. The claim for the acquired psychiatric disorder is based on personal assault stressor, while the claim for the bilateral knee disorder is denied.

The Board found that the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, claimed as schizophrenia, was not incurred in or aggravated during his period of active duty for training. The claim was denied.

The Board denied the Veteran's petition to reopen his service connection claim for an acquired psychiatric disability, including schizophrenia. The evidence received since the last final denial was not new and material.

The Board has reopened the claim of service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death due to new and material evidence. However, it is denied as schizophrenia did not contribute substantially or materially to his death.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claimed psychiatric and cardiovascular disorders are not related to his military service, and thus denied both claims.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded to the RO for DRO review due to a failure to provide an Appeal Election letter, and the case will be returned to the Board if necessary.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder other than PTSD. The Veteran is found to have a diagnosis of PTSD as a result of his military service, and therefore service connection for PTSD is granted.

The Veteran is seeking service connection for a psychiatric disorder. The Board has ordered additional development to obtain records of in-service mental health treatment and the Veteran's personnel file, as well as VA hospitalization and treatment records from 1976 to 1997.

The Board has not determined whether new and material evidence has been received to reopen the claims for service connection for scoliosis and stenosis or arthritis of the lumbar spine with congenital shortening of the right leg, bronchitis and residuals of pneumonia, schizophrenic reaction, and spastic colitis. The evidence submitted since the last final denial does not relate to a material fact necessary to substantiate any of these claims.

The Board has determined that the Veteran is incompetent for VA purposes due to his mental illness, and thus denied the claim.

The Board has ordered the case back to the RO due to inadequate VCAA notice regarding the basis for the previous denial of service connection for schizophrenia.

The Board has remanded the case due to unresolved medical questions and missing records, including service treatment records that may contain information about mental health issues during service. The Veteran needs further examination by a VA physician who has not previously seen her.

The Veteran's claim for payment or reimbursement of customary and usual charges for emergency treatment provided by McCain-Grady Emergency Medical Services and Norman Regional Hospital on July 18, 2004 is granted. The criteria for 'emergency treatment' were met as the services were rendered in a medical emergency where delay would have been hazardous to life or health.