Acquired psychiatric disorder Board decisions

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including a search of unit records to verify an in-service stressor event and a VA psychiatric examination if a verified event is found.

The Board has determined that the veteran's psychiatric disability is not proximately due to or the result of his service-connected heart disease.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development due to the need to obtain clinical records from the Long Beach, California, Naval Shipyard.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an effective date earlier than April 2, 1996, for a 100 percent evaluation for schizophrenia.

The Board found that the veteran does not have a current low back, psychiatric, or cardiovascular disorder that is related to her active service. The evidence did not support granting service connection for any of these conditions.

The Board denied the appellant's claims of entitlement to service connection for psychiatric disability and an initial compensable rating for osteoarthritis of the right shoulder, finding that there were no compelling circumstances warranting prolonged unauthorized absence during his first period of active duty.

The Board is remanding the case to determine if the termination of benefits from December 27, 2001 to August 22, 2002 due to the veteran's status as a fugitive felon was proper. The appeal will be reviewed after additional evidence and arguments are considered.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a gynecological disorder, migraine headaches, and a psychiatric disorder due to lack of evidence linking these conditions to her military service.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection and a 100 percent rating for his schizophrenia, finding that no formal or informal claim to reopen service connection was received prior to December 17, 1997.

The veteran's claims for service connection were denied as his claimed conditions are not related to his military service, and the evidence does not support reopening of any previously denied claim.

The Board found no competent medical evidence linking the veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder to his military service, and thus denied the claim.

The Board found that the veteran does not have a chronic psychiatric disability other than PTSD, and his gastrointestinal symptoms are not related to service or undiagnosed illness. The claim is denied.

The Board found that the veteran does not have a current psychiatric disorder, including PTSD or dysthymia, related to his period of service and denied his claim for service connection.

The Board found that the veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, was not incurred in or aggravated by active service and denied his claim for service connection.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for a new hearing before a Veterans Law Judge via video conference. The issue of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including depression and anxiety, remains on appeal.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining service department mental health clinic records and administrative records. The veteran's claims for service connection for paranoid schizophrenia and depression are also being reviewed.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claim for service connection for schizophrenia and found new and material evidence to support this claim. The Board also determined that there is no credible evidence of PTSD incurred during active service.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete service medical records and unverified stressor allegations.

The Board dismissed the appeal due to the death of the appellant, and therefore no effective date for service connection is being granted.

The Board has determined that the veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including cyclothymic disorder and bipolar disorder, is the result of service.