Acquired psychiatric disorder Board decisions

The Board has remanded the case for additional development and consideration, including obtaining medical records from VA facilities and ensuring compliance with VCAA notification requirements.

The Board denied service connection for a low back disability and the veteran's claim to reopen was also denied. The VA examiner found no link between any event of service origin and post-service degenerative disc disease at L5-S1 and a herniated disc at L4-L5.

The Board has remanded the case for further development due to missing records from a hospitalization during active duty.

The Board has ordered the case to be remanded for further development, including obtaining medical records and verifying stressor events. The veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD is pending.

The veteran's appeal is remanded for further development, including obtaining verification of her military service and providing the veteran with VA examinations to address the nature and etiology of her claimed disabilities.

The Board has decided to remand the case for further development, including scheduling a VA psychiatric examination and notifying the veteran of his rights under the Veterans Claims Assistance Act of 2000.

The veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder is being remanded due to the need for a VA examination and further development of the record.

The veteran's claimed conditions were not incurred in or aggravated by active service.

The Board has remanded the case to the RO for initial review of additional evidence associated with the claims file, including a VA examination and medical opinions regarding the likely etiology of any psychiatric disorder(s) present. The veteran is entitled to an examination with medical opinion addressing the likely etiology of any psychiatric disorder(s) present.

The Board found no evidence of a chronic acquired psychiatric disorder, low back disorder, or migraine headaches that were incurred in service.,The veteran's statements regarding stressors during service were deemed insufficient and not credible.

The Board found that a chronic acquired psychiatric disorder was not incurred in or aggravated by active service and denied the claim.

The Board found no evidence linking the veteran's hearing loss or psychiatric disorder to his military service, and denied both claims.

The Board denied the appellant's claim to reopen for service connection for cause of the veteran's death, finding no new and material evidence.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including a psychiatric opinion to determine if the veteran's senility can be disassociated from his service-connected schizophrenia.

The veteran does not suffer from memory loss or chronic fatigue syndrome. The Board finds that the preponderance of evidence indicates no service connection is warranted for these conditions.

The Board has determined that the veteran's PTSD and back disorder claims are denied as there is no medical evidence of a causal relationship between current symptoms and active service.

The Board denied service connection for a skin disorder and an acquired psychiatric disorder (PTSD) due to the lack of medical evidence showing a current disability, in-service occurrence or aggravation, and no nexus between any current condition and service.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient notification and development of records, including VA treatment records from Philadelphia, Salt Lake City, and Newark. The veteran is asked to provide any relevant evidence in his possession and clarify his claims.

The Board has denied the appellant's claims for service connection for a lumbar spine disability and psychiatric disorder, both claimed as secondary to his service-connected disabilities.

The Board has determined that the veteran's current diagnosis of chronic paranoid schizophrenia is related to symptoms documented during service, and thus grants service connection for this condition.