Acquired psychiatric disorder Board decisions

The veteran's claims for service connection have been remanded due to the need for additional development and compliance with VCAA requirements.

The Board has reopened the claim of service connection for a psychiatric disability and determined that it was incurred in service.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has not been received to reopen the veteran's claim for service connection of an acquired psychiatric disorder, thus denying the reopening of the claim.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient consideration of a December 2005 opinion by Dr. Kresh and additional records.

The Board has determined that the appellant does not have a psychiatric disability other than PTSD or a low back disability that is related to his military service. The claims are therefore denied.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for various psychiatric and musculoskeletal conditions, including PTSD, chronic fatigue, muscle spasm, headaches, and rheumatoid arthritis. The decision found that there was no credible evidence of in-service stressors or a nexus between these conditions and his military service.

The Board denied service connection for a psychiatric disorder, including PTSD in August 1986. The decision was based on the absence of evidence of a chronic psychiatric disorder in service or until many years thereafter.

The Board has ordered the case to be remanded for further development, including a VA psychiatric examination and additional evidence collection.

The Board found that the veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, to include schizophrenia and major depressive disorder, was not related to his period of active, honorable military service from December 5, 1978 to December 1, 1981.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and a back disability. The claim to reopen for a psychiatric disorder is granted, but further development is needed as the evidence does not indicate that his current psychiatric condition is related to service.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the claim of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including schizophrenia and/or schizoaffective disorder. However, it was not incurred or aggravated in active military service.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 20 percent for lumbosacral strain, finding that there was no new and material evidence to reopen his schizophrenia claim. The issue remains pending.

The Board denied service connection for a psychiatric disorder and hepatitis C. The veteran's psychiatric disorder was found to have preexisted service, and the Board determined that it did not increase in severity during service. Service connection for hepatitis C is denied as there is no underlying service-connected condition.

The Board denied the reopening of a claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder other than post-traumatic stress disorder due to lack of new and material evidence.

The Board found that the veteran's psychiatric disorder did not originate in service and is not otherwise causally related to her military service, including a personal assault. The claim for service connection was denied.

The Board found that the evidence does not support a finding of service connection for schizophrenia, as there is no medical evidence linking the condition to service or within one year following separation from service.

The veteran's claims for service connection for Hepatitis C and a psychiatric disorder are being remanded due to the need for additional evidence, including recent VA medical treatment records.

The Board denied the veteran's petition to reopen his claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, finding no new and material evidence. The claim was not reopened.

The veteran is attempting to reopen a claim of entitlement to service connection for a psychiatric disorder. The case must be remanded due to the failure to provide timely VCAA notice.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining medical records and conducting examinations to determine the nature of her psychiatric condition and left ear hearing loss.