Acquired psychiatric disorder Board decisions

The Board has remanded the case for additional development due to conflicting medical opinions and a need to verify the etiology of the veteran's psychiatric condition.

The Board found that the veteran's current psychiatric disability was not incurred in service and may not be presumed to have been incurred therein.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a heart disability and an acquired psychiatric disorder, finding that new and material evidence had not been submitted to reopen the former claim.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining medical records and providing proper notice to the veteran regarding his claims.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD. The case is now remanded for further development.

The Board found that the veteran's current psychiatric disorder, diagnosed as chronic paranoid schizophrenia, was not present in service and was not aggravated by any incident therein. The claim for service connection is denied.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate notification regarding the claim to reopen service connection for schizophrenia based on new and material evidence.

The Board has reopened the claim of service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder and remanded the case to obtain additional evidence, including records from the Social Security Administration and VA examinations. The veteran's claim for service connection for paranoid schizophrenia is also being remanded.

The VA denied a claim for an evaluation in excess of 50 percent for chronic schizophrenia, undifferentiated type.

The Board is remanding the case to the RO for further action, including obtaining VA and SSA records, ensuring all due process requirements are met, and adjudicating the claim on appeal.

The Board has granted service connection for the veteran's PTSD, finding that his current diagnosis is related to in-service sexual and physical assaults.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for a Travel Board Hearing. The issues are about service connection for hypertension and an acquired psychiatric disorder, including post-traumatic stress disorder.

The veteran requested to withdraw their appeal, leading to the dismissal of the case.

The Board denied the veteran's claims to reopen for service connection for headaches, amnesia, and an acquired psychiatric disorder due to lack of new and material evidence.

The Board has determined that the veteran's current acquired psychiatric disorder, including depression, is not related to his military service and therefore denied his claim for service connection.

The veteran's claims for service connection for various disabilities, including those related to herbicide exposure, were denied. The effective dates for some of the conditions and ratings are established but not earlier than specified.

The Board found no evidence of a chronic psychiatric disorder in service or for many years after separation, and thus denied the veteran's claim for service connection.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for additional development of the medical records and notification regarding secondary service connection.

The Board has remanded the case for further development due to issues related to service connection for PTSD and other psychiatric disorders.

The Board has determined that additional development is required to properly adjudicate the veteran's claims, including obtaining medical records and service personnel records.