Acquired psychiatric disorder Board decisions

The Board has granted service connection for PTSD, finding that the veteran's experiences in Vietnam provided sufficient evidence of a stressor to support his claim. The other issues involving heart disease and reopening previously denied claims have been remanded.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals has determined that the veteran lacks the mental capacity to handle his VA funds due to his schizophrenia and other conditions, including substance abuse. The appeal is denied.

The Board has decided to remand the case for additional development, including obtaining medical records and Social Security Administration (SSA) records.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, an endocrine disorder, and an acquired psychiatric disorder. The evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were related to his military service.

The Board has reopened the veteran's service connection claim for a psychiatric disability and remanded it for further development.

The Board has remanded the case for further development to verify stressor events and determine if any acquired psychiatric disorder, other than PTSD, is related to service.

The Board found that the veteran's currently diagnosed neuropsychiatric disorder and PTSD were not incurred in or aggravated by service. The claim for service connection was denied.

The Board has dismissed the appeal due to the appellant's withdrawal of the appeal prior to a decision.

The Board denied the petition to reopen the claim for service connection for schizophrenia, finding that no new and material evidence had been received.

The Board has denied the reopening of claims for service connection due to lack of new and material evidence.

The veteran's unauthorized medical expenses incurred at the Florida Hospital Heartland division in Sebring, Florida from January 22, 2005 through January 31, 2005 are now eligible for reimbursement as they met the criteria of being rendered during a medical emergency and due to VA facilities not being feasibly available.

The case is being remanded to obtain additional medical records and a medical opinion regarding the veteran's psychiatric disorders, including depression and agoraphobia. The claim will be reconsidered based on this new evidence.

The veteran's appeal has been dismissed due to his death, and the Board does not have jurisdiction to adjudicate the merits of this claim.

The Board found that the veteran's current psychosis existed prior to service and was not aggravated by service.

The Board found that the veteran's psychiatric disability and essential tremors were not incurred in or aggravated by active service. The preexisting conditions are presumed to have existed prior to service.

The veteran's claims for a compensable initial disability rating for bilateral hearing loss, service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD, and service connection for hemorrhoids have all been denied. The evidence does not support the establishment of these conditions or theories of service connection.

The veteran's appeal has been dismissed due to his death during the pendency of the appeal.

The Board found no evidence of a current diagnosis of PTSD and concluded that the veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including dysthymic disorder, is not related to service or any service-connected disability. The claim was denied as there is insufficient medical evidence to support a finding of service connection.

The veteran seeks service connection for schizophrenia, paranoid type. The RO denied the claim based on a finding that the psychiatric disorder was not first shown during service or for many years thereafter. The Board has found the hearing testimony of the veteran, his wife, and his daughter to be credible and remanded the case for further development.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and finds that new evidence supports this reopening. The case is now remanded to determine if any of these diagnoses are acquired disorders manifest during service.