Acquired psychiatric disorder Board decisions

The case is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining private medical records and scheduling a VA psychiatric examination. The focus will be on determining whether the veteran's current psychiatric disorder(s), to include PTSD, are related to service.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development due to incomplete medical records and the need to obtain pertinent VA treatment records.

The Board found that the veteran does not currently have PTSD and his current psychiatric disorder is not causally related to his period of active duty. Therefore, service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, is not warranted.

The Board has determined that the veteran's psychiatric disability was not incurred in or aggravated by active military service, and thus denied his claim for service connection.

The Board found that the veteran's service connection claim for bilateral hearing loss was not granted due to lack of current evidence of a disability. The psychiatric disability claim, including PTSD, is remanded for further development and examination.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining VA and private mental health treatment records and scheduling a VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of any mental disorder.

The Board has remanded the case for a VA examination to determine if the veteran's paranoid schizophrenia is related to service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection of malaria, other psychiatric disorder claimed as neurasthenia, and Parkinson's disease due to lack of evidence supporting these conditions.

The veteran's claim for reimbursement of unauthorized medical expenses incurred at a non-VA hospital in April 2004 is granted due to the presence of an emergency and the unavailability of VA facilities.

The Board finds that there is no competent medical evidence showing the appellant's acquired psychiatric disorder (variously diagnosed as paranoid schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorder) is related to service, and personality disorders do not warrant service connection for VA benefits purposes.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals has determined that the veteran does not have a valid diagnosis of PTSD, and therefore service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder including PTSD cannot be established.

The Board found that the veteran does not currently have PTSD and denied his claim for service connection.

The Board denied reopening the claims for service connection for schizophrenia and left arm injury residuals due to lack of new and material evidence.,There is no clear and unmistakable evidence that the veteran had a pre-existing mental disorder prior to his military service.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for further development, including verification of in-service stressors and a VA psychiatric examination.

The veteran's current psychiatric disorder may be aggravated by his service-connected low back disability, but this needs to be determined through a VA examination.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded to obtain outstanding medical records, provide adequate notice under the VCAA, and schedule him for a VA examination.

The Board denied service connection for psychiatric disorder and liver and stomach disorders as secondary to the veteran's service-connected concentric hypertrophy of the left ventricle, and also denied an increased rating for this condition.

The veteran's claim for service connection for schizophrenia is being remanded due to the need for additional medical records and a review of his psychiatric history.

The Board has granted a 100 percent evaluation for the appellant's service-connected schizophrenia, effective from May 15, 1990 to the present, due to severe impairment in social and industrial functioning.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a psychiatric disorder, right Achilles tendonitis, and lumbar and cervical spine disorders. The evidence did not establish a link between these conditions and service.