Acquired psychiatric disorder Board decisions

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete service medical records and a need for further development.

The Board has remanded the case for further development and to ensure compliance with all due process requirements, including representation.

The Board found that the August 1984 rating decision did not contain clear and unmistakable error, and denied reopening of the claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder. The July 1979 rating decision is final as it was not appealed. The veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for generalized anxiety disorder and an increased evaluation were also denied.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining verification of a claimed stressor and psychiatric records.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the claim of service connection for a chronic acquired psychiatric disorder, which was previously denied in 1980. The veteran's claim is now considered on its merits.

The veteran's claim for Service Disabled Veterans Insurance (RH) under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1922(a) is being remanded due to the lack of relevant documents in the claims folder and the need for VCAA compliance.

The Board denied service connection for a neuropsychiatric disorder and degenerative joint disease with chronic pain syndrome, finding that the veteran's conditions are not related to active service or exposure to carbon tetrachloride.

The Board has remanded the case for further development due to incomplete compliance with VCAA and failure of the veteran to provide requested medical records.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claim for service connection of an acquired psychiatric disability due to new and material evidence, but did not address whether service connection should be granted on the merits.

The veteran is not shown to have an acquired psychiatric disorder that is proximately due to or the result of service-connected disability.

The veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, which is secondary to his service-connected residuals of retinal detachment of the left eye, has been remanded due to procedural errors and the need for a clarifying medical opinion.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have a current psychiatric disorder related to his service and denied his claim for service connection. For his degenerative disc disease, the Board found no evidence of aggravation or new onset during service, and thus denied an increased evaluation.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded to the RO for scheduling a local hearing before a Veterans Law Judge of the Board. The issues include seeking a total rating based on individual unemployability and service connection for undifferentiated schizophrenia.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and hypertension. The claim for hypertension was denied due to a lack of current evidence, while the claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder remains pending.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a cognitive disorder and/or acquired psychiatric disorder, as well as his claim for an initial rating in excess of 20 percent for bilateral hearing loss. The appeals were based on diagnoses including Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), but no direct evidence linking these conditions to military service was provided.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including VA examinations to determine the nature and etiology of his claimed psychiatric disorder, bilateral plantar fasciitis, and folliculitis.

The Board found no evidence of residuals of a head injury or traumatic brain injury, and there is no medical evidence linking the veteran's psychiatric disability to service. The claims for both conditions were denied.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, increased rating for right ankle disability, and a compensable evaluation for burn scar of the right arm. The evidence did not establish that any current psychiatric condition is related to service.

The Board found that the veteran's current psychiatric disorder did not originate in service and denied his claims for service connection for a cervical spine disability and lumbosacral strain.

The Board has ordered the case to be remanded for additional development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling a VA examination.