Acquired psychiatric disorder Board decisions

The Board found no evidence of a right shoulder disability in service and denied the Veteran's claims for service connection.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining SSA records and VA/Non-VA medical records.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claims for service connection for a psychiatric disability with headaches, finding that new evidence supports his claim. The previous denial was based on an initial diagnosis of personality disorder in service and no relationship to service.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, finding that new and material evidence has been presented. The case will now be reviewed on its merits.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim for service connection for paranoid schizophrenia and granted it, finding that new evidence submitted since the last denial raises a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claim.

The Board has dismissed the appeal for service connection for right ear hearing loss as it has been rendered moot by the grant of service connection in a prior decision. The claim for an initial compensable evaluation for bilateral hearing loss is also dismissed.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for additional development, including obtaining updated medical records and a VA examination to assess the current severity of his service-connected schizophrenia.

The Board denied service connection for PTSD and depression, finding that there was no verified stressor event in service to support the claims. The Veteran's current psychiatric conditions are not related to his military service.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to the need for additional examinations and the unavailability of his service treatment records.

The Board has remanded the case back to the RO for further consideration of the Veteran's claims, including the submission of additional evidence.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for PTSD, paranoid schizophrenia, left knee disability, and psychosis for treatment purposes. The decision found that new evidence did not support reopening of the PTSD claim.

The Board found no evidence to support the Veteran's claim of service connection for his current psychiatric disorder, and denied both his initial compensable rating claim for residuals of a left hernia repair and his extraschedular rating claim. The Veteran's residuals of a left hernia are currently rated as noncompensable.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for residuals of an injury to the left foot, residuals of an injury to the left hip, and a psychiatric disorder due to lack of evidence linking these conditions to his military service.

The Board found that credible evidence corroborated the Veteran's exposure to a stressor event during service, but there is conflicting medical evidence regarding whether he has PTSD. The claim for service connection for PTSD was denied as there is no diagnosis of PTSD on VA examinations and the conflicting opinions weigh against granting service connection. The claim for service connection for a psychiatric disability other than PTSD was also denied.

The Board has determined that the submitted evidence is not new and material, thus denying the reopening of the claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Board has determined that a VA examination is needed to determine the nature and etiology of any psychiatric disorder(s), including schizophrenia, and whether it is related to the Veteran's active service. The claim will be readjudicated after this development.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, is being remanded due to the need to verify a reported stressor and determine if there are any other acquired psychiatric disorders present.

The veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder is being remanded due to insufficient evidence in the VA examiner's opinion. A new examination and opinion are required.

The Veteran's son, M.D.W., was not permanently incapable of self-support prior to attaining the age of 18 years and is therefore not recognized as a helpless child. The cause of death (cardiorespiratory arrest due to or a consequence of brain death) was not caused by or substantially contributed to by his service-connected schizophrenia.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for bilateral eye disorder, lumbar spine disorder, and psychiatric disorder as service connection was not established.