Acquired psychiatric disorder Board decisions

The Board denied the reopening of the claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD, finding that new and material evidence was not submitted.

The Board has determined that the veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder is incurred in service and granted service connection.

The veteran's appeal for an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for schizophrenia, paranoid type was dismissed as he did not file a timely substantive appeal.

The Board has determined that the veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder is a result of his military service and has granted service connection for this condition.

The Board denied the veteran's petition to reopen his previously denied claim of entitlement to service connection for a psychiatric disability, finding that no new and material evidence had been received.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including a VA examination to determine if the veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, which includes PTSD, is related to service.

The Board has determined that the veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, is related to his military service and grants this claim.

The Board has granted service connection for PTSD and a chronic acquired psychiatric disability, finding that the veteran's stressor is verified. The case was remanded to obtain medical records from Dewitt Army Hospital at Fort Belvoir.

The Board has requested additional evidence to determine if the veteran's schizophrenia is service-connected. The case will be returned for further review.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a low back disorder, psychiatric disorder (depression), and hemorrhoids. The evidence does not support a finding that these conditions are related to service or any service-connected disability.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development due to incomplete medical records and a need for a VA psychiatric examination.

The veteran's claim of entitlement to a higher rating for his service-connected schizophrenia is being remanded due to the need for additional development and readjudication, including an examination to assess the impact on employment.

The Board has remanded the case for further development due to conflicting opinions from examiners and a need to establish the qualifications of those who provided previous opinions.

The Board denied service connection for the veteran's claimed psychiatric disorder, insomnia, TMJ, dark urine disorder, Chlamydia, and headaches on a direct basis. The skin disorder was not found to be related to service or an undiagnosed illness.

The Board denied service connection for a psychiatric disability, skin disability, and peripheral neuropathy. The veteran's claims were based on his in-service treatment for these conditions but the evidence did not establish current disabilities or link them to service.,There is no evidence of a current psychiatric disability, chronic skin condition, or peripheral neuropathy related to service.

The veteran's claim for service connection for schizophrenia is being remanded due to incomplete records and the need to determine if symptoms of schizophrenia were present within the initial post-service year.

The VA denied the veteran's claim for service connection for schizophrenia, finding no evidence linking his current condition to military service.

The veteran's income exceeded the maximum annual pension rates for improved pension benefits from 2001 to 2003. His claim for service connection for diabetes mellitus secondary to Agent Orange exposure is pending due to additional development required, and his claims for psychiatric disability are also pending.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development, including obtaining medical opinions to determine if he has additional disability as a result of VA's failure to promptly treat his complaints in March 1994.

The veteran's appeal is remanded for a new VA psychiatric examination to evaluate the severity of his PTSD and anxiety disorder with mixed anxiety and depressive features. The claim will be held in abeyance pending resolution of the increased rating claim for the service-connected psychiatric disorder.