Acquired psychiatric disorder Board decisions

The veteran's schizophrenia, chronic, undifferentiated type is presumed to have been incurred in active military service. The veteran does not have PTSD. Residuals of a brain concussion are manifested throughout the appeal period by complaints of very frequent and severe headaches.

The Board found that a chronic psychiatric disability was not incurred in or aggravated by service and bipolar disorder may not be presumed to have been incurred therein.

The Board has determined that the veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder existed prior to service and was not aggravated during service, thus denying his claim for service connection.

The Board found no evidence of a psychiatric disability during service or within one year post-service, and concluded that the veteran's current depression is not related to his military service.

The Board has granted the veteran's claim for service connection of a neuropsychiatric disability, which is related to his service-connected right testicle disability.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a psychiatric disorder and whether new and material evidence has been received to reopen his claim for entitlement to service connection for headaches.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been received sufficient to reopen the veteran's previously denied claim of service connection for paranoid schizophrenia.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete notification and development under the VCAA, and the veteran's claim for service connection for a chronic acquired psychiatric disorder is pending.

The veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder is being reopened due to the submission of new and material evidence. A VA psychiatric examination will be scheduled to determine if there is an etiologic relationship between any current psychiatric disorder and his period of active service.

The veteran's claim for a higher rating for his service-connected psychiatric disability, previously classified as schizophrenia and currently classified as bipolar disorder, is being remanded due to the need for additional development of his medical records.

The Board has determined that the veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including an eating disorder and anxiety disorder, is related to his military service.

The VA denied service connection for degenerative arthritis of the elbows and shoulder pain, finding no evidence linking these conditions to military service.,Service connection was also denied for an acquired psychiatric disorder manifested by insomnia. The VA found that there is insufficient evidence to link this condition to military service.

The Board granted a 50 percent evaluation for the veteran's service-connected undifferentiated type schizophrenia with PTSD from February 5, 1992 to March 14, 1995.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claims for service connection for a psychiatric disorder other than PTSD and PTSD, finding that new and material evidence was submitted to reopen these claims.

The Board has dismissed the veteran's appeal for PTSD as he withdrew his claim before a decision was made.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a psychiatric disorder and an ovarian tumor with ovary removal, finding that there is no evidence linking these conditions to her active service or any service-connected disabilities.

The veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, is being remanded due to the need for a VA examination and additional development of his claims. The issue of entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability remains deferred.

The Board finds that the veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, is reasonably the result of service and grants entitlement to service connection.

The Board found that the veteran's schizophrenia, paranoid type, was not incurred or aggravated in service and denied his claim for service connection.

The Board finds that the veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder is reasonably attributable to service, with her in-service experiences resulting in demonstrated chronic post-service psychiatric pathology.