Acquired psychiatric disorder Board decisions

The veteran seeks service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, including PTSD. The Board has determined that a remand is necessary to obtain a medical opinion regarding the current diagnosis and its relationship to military service.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, finding that it was not warranted.

The Board has remanded the case for further development and consideration of a recent expert medical opinion.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate reasons and bases for denying service connection for a psychiatric disorder, specifically because the VA examination did not comply with prior requests to review all relevant records.

The veteran's claims for reopening service connection for psychiatric disability, seizure disorder with amnesia, headache disorder, and back disability are being remanded due to the need to obtain additional evidence from Social Security Administration.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including a VA psychiatric and dermatology examination to clarify the veteran's conditions and their relationship to service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims of entitlement to service connection for schizophrenia, right ear hearing loss, and a left hip disorder. The RO previously denied these claims in October 1995 and March 1998, respectively.

The Board has determined that the submitted evidence is not new and material to reopen the claim of service connection for a psychiatric disability.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for multiple joint pain, headaches, an acquired psychiatric disorder, weight loss, and sleeplessness. The appeals were based on presumptive service connection due to undiagnosed illnesses related to service in the Persian Gulf War.

The RO's decisions of March 1965 and January 1967 denying service connection for a psychiatric disorder were not based on clear and unmistakable error (CUE). The claim for new and material evidence was denied.

The Board denied service connection for a psychiatric disability, finding no evidence of such condition in service or within one year post-service. The veteran's testimony regarding the origin of his depression was not supported by medical evidence.

The Board has found that new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the claim of service connection for periodontal disease, which was previously denied in March 1997. The case is now remanded for further development.

The Board denied the veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for psychiatric disability, including PTSD, finding that there was no evidence of a diagnosed condition and no credible supporting evidence that the claimed in-service stressor actually occurred.

The veteran's PTSD results in significant occupational and social impairment, warranting a 70 percent evaluation.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for a video conference hearing before a Veterans Law Judge at the RO in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development of the record, including obtaining medical records and providing VA examinations to determine the nature and etiology of any current psychiatric disability, bilateral hearing loss or tinnitus.

The veteran seeks service connection for a psychiatric disorder, including dysthymia, depression, and anxiety. The Board has remanded the case due to the need for further development of evidence.

The VA denied the appellant's claim for service connection due to a lack of qualifying active military, air or naval service. The appellant did not have any such service.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been received to reopen the veteran's claims for service connection for a psychiatric disorder and right hip disorder. The case is being remanded for further development, including obtaining updated VA treatment records and scheduling the veteran for a VA examination.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, and for residuals of a gunshot wound to the back and/or neck. The evidence did not support these claims.