Acquired psychiatric disorder Board decisions

The Board remands the case for additional development and adjudication due to an incomplete VA examination report.

The Board denied an evaluation in excess of 70 percent for schizophrenia, paranoid type, as the evidence did not show total occupational and social impairment.

The appeal is remanded to obtain SSA records and confirm the Veteran's claimed in-service stressors related to fires aboard his ship, as well as for a VA examination regarding mental health conditions.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for schizophrenia as there was no medical or psychiatric evidence of the disorder during service or many years thereafter, and no competent evidence suggesting a nexus between this psychotic disorder and any incident of his brief period of active duty.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for various disorders, including a left arm disorder, right arm disorder, left shoulder disorder, right shoulder disorder, neck disorder, back disorder, an acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD, hearing loss, and a gastrointestinal disorder were denied as there was no evidence of a current disability related to his military service.

The Board denied service connection for PTSD, a psychiatric disability other than PTSD, sleep apnea, gastrointestinal disabilities, sexual dysfunction, and fibromyalgia as there was no competent evidence to show that these conditions were caused by or aggravated by the Veteran's active service.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder was rated at 50 percent, while the claims for service connection for insomnia and hypersomnolence were denied.

The Board granted service connection for paranoid schizophrenia, finding that the evidence supports a link between the veteran's mental disorder and his military service.

The Board concluded that the appellant's schizophrenia, paranoid type, was not related to his military service.

The appeal is remanded for additional development, including obtaining outstanding private treatment records and VA treatment records.

The Board remands the claims for further development, including obtaining additional medical opinions and evidence.

The Board denied service connection for hypertension, Ménière's disease, a left foot disorder, rhinitis, and a psychiatric disorder, claimed as depression.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, finding no evidence of a chronic condition during service and no credible supporting evidence that the claimed in-service stressors actually occurred.

The Board has reopened the claims for service connection for hearing loss and situational anxiety/dysthymia, but denied service connection for hearing loss. The claim for PTSD was not addressed in this decision.

The appeal is remanded to the RO via the Appeals Management Center (AMC) in Washington, DC, for scheduling a hearing before a Veterans' Law Judge.

The appeal was denied for service connection for chronic left wrist strain, and the Veteran's lumbar spine degenerative disc disease, right lower extremity decreased sensation, left lower extremity decreased sensation, and right wrist deQuervain's tenosynovitis were not found to warrant increased ratings.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for major depressive disorder was denied, while his initial rating for paranoid schizophrenia was increased to 30 percent.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder was reopened and granted based on new evidence that suggests the Veteran has an acquired psychiatric disorder etiologically related to his active service.

The Board granted service connection for a psychiatric disability, finding that the Veteran's pre-existing condition was aggravated by his military service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for schizophrenia and organic brain syndrome, finding that new and material evidence had not been received to reopen the claim of service connection for organic brain syndrome, and that there was no evidence linking either condition to active service.