Acquired psychiatric disorder Board decisions

The Board has determined that service connection is not warranted for an acquired psychiatric disability, including bipolar disorder and schizophrenia, or a personality disorder or attention deficit disorder.

The Board has remanded the case for further development due to a lack of a VA examination, and the veteran is required to be provided with one in order to determine his current psychiatric disorders.

The veteran's claim of service connection for a psychiatric disability is being remanded due to the need for a hearing before the Board.

The veteran seeks service connection for a psychiatric disability, including PTSD. The Board has ordered remand due to inadequate medical opinions regarding the etiology of his current psychiatric disabilities and their relation to service.

The Board has remanded the case for further development due to previous remands not being fully complied with. The veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder is pending.

The veteran's claims for service connection and a higher rating are being remanded to the RO for additional development of evidence.

The veteran withdrew his appeal for COPD, leaving only the psychiatric disorder issue to be decided.

The Board has determined that the veteran is not entitled to service connection for a headache disability due to lack of evidence showing chronicity in service or within one year after discharge. The claim for psychiatric disability was denied as well.

The Board has granted service connection for diabetes mellitus, hypertension, and an acquired psychiatric disorder (claimed as stress) with the assigned initial ratings of 30 percent each.

The Board denied an earlier effective date for service connection for schizophrenia, as well as a claim for service connection for Weil's disease. The veteran was granted service connection for schizophrenia in November 2005.

The veteran's mental conditions, including major depression with a history of psychotic features, psychosis NOS, schizophrenia, and depression NOS, were not incurred in or aggravated by service. The claim for PTSD was denied as there is no evidence of such condition during service or within the first post-service year.

The Board found no additional psychiatric disability as a result of the VA treatment in July 1995, and denied compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, and a left testicle hydrocele due to lack of evidence supporting these conditions were incurred in or aggravated by active military service.

The Board has determined that the veteran's service-connected psychiatric disability warrants a 100 percent schedular rating due to total occupational and social impairment.

The Board is remanding the case for additional development and consideration of whether new and material evidence has been received to reopen a claim of service connection for a psychiatric disorder.

The Board found that the veteran does not have any of the claimed mental disorders (depression, bipolar disorder, schizoaffective disorder, paranoid schizophrenia, or attention deficit disorder) that are related to her military service.

The Board has granted an effective date of December 17, 1998 for the award of a 70 percent evaluation for the service-connected psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD and schizophrenia.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have a current psychiatric disorder and therefore, service connection for this condition is denied.

The RO is remanding the case for further development, including scheduling a VA examination and obtaining Social Security Administration records. The veteran's service connection claim for a psychiatric disorder secondary to hepatitis C will be reconsidered.