Acquired psychiatric disorder Board decisions

The Board has determined that the veteran's claims of entitlement to service connection for schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and a mental disorder have not been reopened due to lack of new and material evidence.

The Board found that the veteran's current psychiatric and right leg disabilities were not incurred in or aggravated by his period of active duty. The evidence did not establish a nexus between service and these conditions.

The Board found no current diagnosis of an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, depression, or bipolar disorder. The veteran's diagnosed paranoid personality disorder is not a disability for VA compensation purposes.

The Board has decided that the veteran's claim for reopening his service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder should be remanded to obtain additional evidence and determine if new and material evidence has been received.

The Board denied service connection for a psychiatric disorder, but found that new and material evidence had not been submitted to reopen the claim of service connection for a respiratory disorder. The veteran's current psychiatric disorder is not related to his period of active service.

The Board found that the veteran's claimed acquired psychiatric disorder is not related to his active service and denied the claim, as it was a result of willful misconduct (drug abuse).

The Board has determined that the veteran's schizophrenia is etiologically related to active service and grants service connection for this condition.

The veteran's claim for specially adapted housing is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling an examination.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, anxiety, and depression due to a lack of evidence linking his current psychiatric disorders to his military service.

The Board found that new and material evidence had not been submitted to reopen the previously denied claim of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Board has determined that the veteran's preexisting psychiatric disorder did not undergo a clinically-identifiable permanent increase in severity during his period of active military service, and thus cannot be granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Board has determined that further development is needed to verify the veteran's in-service stressors and to obtain additional medical records. The case will be returned for these purposes.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claim of service connection for schizophrenia and granted it on a presumptive basis due to its onset within one year after separation from service.

The Board is remanding the case to the RO for proper VCAA notification and consideration of additional VA outpatient records. The veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder will be reopened if new and material evidence is submitted.

The Board found that the preponderance of evidence is against a finding that a psychiatric disability, other than PTSD, was incurred in or aggravated by service.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining Social Security Administration records and scheduling a videoconference hearing.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for service connection for paranoid schizophrenia, finding that no CUE was committed in a prior rating decision and that the issue presented is without legal merit.

The Board has instructed the RO to adjudicate whether new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen a claim of entitlement to service connection for a psychiatric disorder on a direct basis. The issue of secondary service connection remains pending.

The Board found no evidence of service connection for schizophrenia, depression, or PTSD. The veteran's psychiatric disorders were not shown to be related to his active duty service.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have a current diagnosis of schizophrenia, and thus, service connection for this condition cannot be granted.