Acquired psychiatric disorder Board decisions

The Board found that the veteran's current psychiatric disorder did not arise in or was not caused by service, and thus denied his claim for service connection.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals found that the veteran does not have an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, which is related to his military service.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including a VA examination to determine if any psychiatric disorder is due to active military service.

The Board has remanded the case due to unclear medical evidence and a need for additional examination. The veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disability is pending.

The VA determined that the veteran's schizophrenia, undifferentiated type, warranted a 50 percent evaluation based on his symptoms and functional impairment.

The Board has granted the veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder, including paranoid schizophrenia, depression, and obsessive-compulsive disorder. The evidence supports that these conditions are related to military service.

The Board is remanding the case to obtain additional evidence, including service personnel records for 1990 and Social Security Administration medical records. The appellant's claim will be reopened if new and material evidence is received.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for additional development, including obtaining medical records and conducting VA examinations.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, and denied entitlement to an earlier effective date than May 21, 1992, for NSC disability pension benefits.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete development and need for additional examinations. The veteran's claims of increased rating, secondary service connection for skin cancer, and secondary service connection for psychiatric disability are pending.

The veteran's claim for service connection for schizophrenia was reopened due to the submission of new and material evidence, and it is now granted.

The Board has determined that the veteran did not file a timely Notice of Disagreement (NOD) with respect to an August 2001 rating decision denying service connection for heart disease, residuals of prostate cancer, and a psychiatric disability. As such, the appeal is dismissed.

The Board has determined that the appellant does not have a current psychiatric disability related to his military service, and therefore denied his claim for service connection.

The Board has remanded the case due to deficiencies in VCAA notice and for additional development of evidence, including psychiatric and urinary examinations.

The Board found that the veteran's atypical organic brain syndrome existed prior to service and was not aggravated by active service. The Board also found that he did not suffer from a schizophrenic disorder or other psychiatric disorder incurred in or aggravated by service.

The Board has determined that the appellant does not have current disabilities for which service connection can be granted, as there is no evidence of chronic conditions or residuals from in-service injuries and illnesses.

The Board has reopened the claim of entitlement to service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, previously denied in 1990. The case is remanded for further development regarding this and other claims including arthritis. Service connection for arthritis was granted.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have a compression fracture of the thoracic spine at T-8 that is attributable to her military service, and therefore denied her claim for service connection.

The Board found that the residuals of a left shoulder injury were not incurred in or aggravated by active service, nor may arthritis be presumed to have been incurred therein. The claim for psychiatric disorder was denied as there was no evidence showing new and material evidence.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and for a higher rating for arthritis of the feet with bilateral heel spurs.