Acquired psychiatric disorder Board decisions

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, PTSD, a low back disorder, and a lung disorder claimed as lung scarring. The claim to reopen a throat disorder was also denied due to lack of new and material evidence.

The Board denied the veteran's claims to reopen his previously-denied service connection claims for an acquired psychiatric disability (to include PTSD) and residuals of a head injury (to include headaches).

The veteran's psychiatric disorder is not service-connected as secondary to his service-connected bilateral hallux valgus with bunions. His ratings for bilateral hallux valgus with bunions are granted at 10%.

The Board has determined that the veteran's schizophrenia, a condition he claims is service-connected, was first manifested within one year of his separation from active duty. Therefore, it has been presumed to have occurred during service and granted service connection.

The Board has remanded the case due to procedural issues and the need for additional development, including a VA psychiatric examination.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and schizophrenic reaction, paranoid type due to lack of evidence linking these conditions to his military service.

The veteran is seeking service connection for a psychiatric disorder, claimed as manic depression. The Board has determined that additional development is needed to determine the nature and etiology of his claimed disorder.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an earlier effective date of April 1, 1995, for a 100 percent rating for his service-connected psychiatric disorder.

The Board has determined that the veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder is presumed to have been incurred in service due to symptoms manifesting within one year of discharge, and grants service connection for this condition.

The Board denied the appellant's claims for service connection for Lyme disease and related secondary conditions, finding no evidence of a current disability resulting from active duty service.

The Board found no evidence of a psychiatric disorder in service or within one year after separation, and thus denied the veteran's claim for service connection.

The Board has remanded the case due to the veteran's failure to report for a scheduled VA examination, and further evaluation is needed to determine if any current psychiatric disability is related to service.

The Board found that the veteran does not currently have a chronic acquired psychiatric disorder related to his service and denied his claim for service connection.

The veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for a chronic acquired psychiatric disorder, including paranoid schizophrenia, has been reopened. The Board found that new and material evidence had been presented sufficient to reopen the claim.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for a hearing before a traveling Veterans Law Judge. The issues of service connection for various conditions remain on appeal.

The Board has remanded the case for further development and consideration, including providing VCAA notice, obtaining Social Security Administration records, and issuing a supplemental statement of the case.

The Board has reopened the claim for service connection for residuals of a head injury, but denied service connection for a psychiatric disorder. The decision is mixed as some issues were granted and others not.

The Board has ordered the case to be remanded due to incomplete medical records and a need for further development of the SSA disability benefits decision.

The Board denied the veteran's application to reopen his claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder, finding that the evidence submitted was not new and material.

The Board has remanded the case to the RO for further development and readjudication due to failure to comply with VCAA requirements.