Acquired psychiatric disorder Board decisions

The Board has ordered the RO to verify the Veteran's reported stressor events and obtain any additional VA mental health treatment records. The case will be readjudicated after these actions are completed.

The Board is remanding the case to obtain Social Security Administration records and review the issue of whether new and material evidence has been received to reopen a previously denied claim for service connection for schizophrenia.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's psychiatric disorders, including PTSD and depression, were not incurred in or aggravated by active service. The appeal is denied.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development, including obtaining additional medical records and verifying his claimed stressors. A VA psychiatric examination will be conducted to determine the etiology of any diagnosed psychiatric disorders.

The Board has remanded the case for further development and readjudication due to missing VA day treatment records. The Veteran's claim of service connection for a psychiatric disability, including as secondary to his right wrist disability, will be reconsidered.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further adjudication, including consideration of the appropriate rating criteria and evidence prior to November 7, 1996.

The Board found that the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and depression, was not incurred in or aggravated by service. The claim for PTSD was denied as well.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining his complete personnel file and verifying any temporary duty in Vietnam. The Veteran is also asked to provide information about stressor events he experienced during service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claim for reimbursement of unauthorized private medical treatment received in January 2005 should be remanded to allow for additional development, including a review by a medical professional and consideration of whether VA facilities were feasibly available given the distance from the Veteran's home.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining additional evidence and providing a VA examination to address the Veteran's claim of service connection for psychiatric disability. The Veteran is also being provided notice with respect to his PTSD claim.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including VA examinations to determine the nature and etiology of the Veteran's cardiovascular disability and acquired psychiatric disability.

The Board denied the Veteran's application to reopen his previously denied claims for service connection for a psychiatric disorder other than PTSD and dementia. The evidence received since the prior decisions does not raise a reasonable possibility of substantiating these claims.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder is being remanded due to the need for additional service treatment records and a clarifying medical opinion.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's paranoid schizophrenia, finding that it was incurred in service.

The Board found no evidence of an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, being incurred during service and denied the claim. The Veteran's left knee disorder is also not considered to be related to service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for a rating in excess of 20 percent for hypertension and service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and sleep apnea, finding no competent medical evidence associating these conditions with his active service or service-connected disabilities.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining SSA records and providing the Veteran with VCAA notice regarding his claim for service connection for PTSD.

The Board has reopened the claims for service connection for a psychiatric disorder, ulcer disease, and low back disability due to new evidence received from the service department. The claims are granted.

The Veteran's psychiatric disability, including dysthymia and PTSD, is denied as it arose from her illegal drug abuse during service.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for arthritis of multiple joints has been dismissed due to the Veteran withdrawing his appeal. The case is being remanded for additional development related to his claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder, claimed as panic attacks, social phobia, claustrophobia, anxiety attacks, and depression.