Acquired psychiatric disorder Board decisions

The case is being remanded for additional development and the Veteran is to be informed of the reasons and bases for the continued denial of service connection for an acquired mental disorder.

The Board has remanded the case due to issues with representation, medical records, and stressor verification. The Veteran's claims for service connection are being reviewed.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability was denied. His claims for increased ratings for right ear hearing loss and tinnitus were also denied.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim of service connection for a psychiatric disability, and finds that his schizophrenia is related to his military service. The claim is therefore granted.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim of reopening his service connection for a psychiatric disability other than PTSD and also denied his TDIU claim. The decision found that new and material evidence had not been submitted to reopen the claim, and that the Veteran was not unemployable due solely to his service-connected disabilities.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and post traumatic stress disorder, finding no evidence to support these claims.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD, an acquired psychiatric disability (including parasomnia), a memory loss disability, hypertension, and coronary artery disease (CAD) due to lack of evidence supporting these conditions were incurred or aggravated by service.

The Veteran's petition to reopen his previously denied claim for service connection for hearing loss of the right ear was denied. His claims for service connection for paranoid schizophrenia and type II diabetes mellitus were also denied.

The Board found that the Veteran's atherosclerotic heart disease did not result from service-connected schizophrenia, and thus denied the claim for service connection for the cause of death.

The Board has reopened the claim of service connection for schizophrenia due to new and material evidence. However, the Veteran's bronchitis was not shown to be incurred in or aggravated by service.

The Board found no evidence of a diagnosed mental disorder in service or within one year post-service, and concluded that the Veteran's current psychiatric condition is not related to his military service.

The Board has remanded the case for scheduling a personal hearing at the RO before a member of the Board due to the appellant's address being provided but no hearing having been scheduled.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD and low back disability, finding new and material evidence. Service connection is established for PTSD but not for low back disability.

The Board found that the Veteran's current diabetes mellitus, kidney stones, respiratory disability, acquired psychiatric disability, and hypertension are not related to his military service. The evidence does not support a finding of service connection for these conditions.

The Board has determined that additional development is needed to determine if the Veteran's psychiatric disorder, including schizophrenia, is related to service. The RO must obtain any outstanding medical records and schedule a VA examination for an opinion on this issue.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for reopening service connection for arthritis of the hands, chronic upper and lower back pains with degenerative changes, and an acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD. The decision also addressed claims for service connection for arthritis and bursitis of the hips and knees.

The Board has granted service connection for a chronic acquired psychiatric disorder and assigned an initial rating of 50 percent, effective December 4, 1995. The Veteran's claim was reopened based on new evidence received in November 1995.

The Board found that the Veteran's schizophrenia did not have its onset during service and is not related to his active service, including a period of active duty for training in the United States Army Reserves. Therefore, the claim for service connection was denied.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim to reopen his service connection for a low back disability, finding that new and material evidence was submitted.,The Veteran withdrew his appeal regarding his psychiatric disorder claim prior to its consideration by the Board.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder in April 2004. The Veteran submitted additional evidence, including VA and private treatment records, but this evidence was not considered new and material as it did not address the reasons for the previous denial or relate to an unestablished fact necessary to substantiate his claim.