Acquired psychiatric disorder Board decisions

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has not been submitted to reopen the veteran's claims for service connection for schizophrenia or PTSD, thus denying the reopening of these claims.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for service connection of schizophrenia, finding that no informal claim was received prior to May 11, 1992.

The Board is remanding the case for scheduling a personal hearing before a Veterans Law Judge at the RO due to the veteran's and his attorney's failure to respond to previous requests for hearings.

The Board denied the appellant's claim to reopen his service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including schizophrenia. The evidence submitted since the March 2000 decision was not considered new and material.

The Board found that the veteran does not have a psychiatric disorder, including PTSD due to disease or injury which was incurred in or aggravated by service.

The Board denied the veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including post-traumatic stress disorder.

The Board has determined that the submitted evidence does not provide new and material information to reopen the claim of service connection for a psychiatric disorder.

The Board found that the evidence received since January 1967 denial is not new and material, thus denying the veteran's petition to reopen his claim for service connection for schizophrenia and bipolar disorder.

The Board has remanded the case for further development due to inadequate notification of actions taken regarding obtaining private medical evidence and failure to comply with previous Board remand directives.

The Board has determined that the veteran's service-connected psychiatric condition did not cause or materially contribute to his death due to cardiovascular disease. The evidence does not support a link between the veteran's PTSD and his heart condition.

The veteran's appeal involves multiple service connection claims for various disabilities, including spinal issues, psychiatric disorders, and musculoskeletal problems. The case is being remanded to obtain additional medical records from the veteran's reserve duty period.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, finding that there was no evidence of a current disability and no link between any diagnosed condition and military service.

The Board has denied the veteran's claim of service connection for schizophrenia, finding that his disorder did not begin in service or within one year after service and is not related to service.

The Board found that the veteran's current back condition, headaches, and acquired psychiatric disorder (depression) are not causally related to her active service.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete records, including recent VA treatment records and private treatment records. The veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder is being reviewed.

The Board found that the veteran does not suffer from a current chronic acquired psychiatric disability and concluded that his psychiatric symptomatology is due to a personality disorder, which is not a disease under VA law and regulations.

The veteran's schizophrenia is currently rated at 30 percent, which does not meet the criteria for a higher evaluation. The Board found that his service-connected disability alone did not render him unable to obtain or retain substantially gainful employment.

The Board denied service connection for a psychiatric disorder in September 1987. The claim was reopened, but new and material evidence has not been presented to substantiate the claim.

The Board has ordered the RO to attempt to obtain VA treatment records from a Berwick, Pennsylvania VAMC and to provide the veteran with a VA psychiatric examination. The appeal will be remanded for further action.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development of evidence, including obtaining service medical records and VA outpatient treatment records to determine if there is a nexus between current gastrointestinal or psychiatric conditions and service. The veteran's claims for hiatal hernia and PTSD will be reviewed based on the new evidence.