Acquired psychiatric disorder Board decisions

The Board has reopened the veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder to include PTSD due to new and material evidence submitted since the final denial in February 2003. The claim is now pending on its merits.

The Board has ordered further development due to pending issues regarding service connection for psychiatric and heart conditions. The case is now remanded for additional examination and consideration.

The veteran is seeking service connection for a manic depressive illness, but the RO needs to obtain his active duty medical records and review any Social Security Administration disability determination. The VA will also need to provide an opinion on whether the current mental disorder began in or increased during military service.

The Board has ordered further development in the veteran's case due to pending issues and new evidence. The appeal is currently on hold for additional review.

The Board has ordered further development due to pending issues and the need for a VA psychiatric examination. The case is now remanded back to the RO for additional development.

The veteran's claim for a higher rating for his service-connected schizophrenia is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining outpatient treatment records and arranging for a VA mental status examination.

The Board has ordered further development due to the need for additional evidence. The case will be returned to the RO for obtaining medical records and arranging a psychiatric examination.

The Board has ordered further development due to pending issues and the need for additional evidence. The case is now remanded back to the RO for further examination and consideration.

The Board denied service connection for a psychiatric disorder, finding that the evidence did not support such claim and that there was no clear and unmistakable error in previous decisions.

The Board is considering whether new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the veteran's claim for service connection of schizophrenia. If so, they will decide if the evidence supports reopening the claim.

The Board has determined that the veteran's schizophrenia, paranoid type warrants a 100 percent evaluation due to total social and industrial inadaptability.

The Board has ordered further development due to the need for additional evidence or clarification. The case is now being reviewed by the RO, and if necessary, a VA psychiatric examination will be arranged.

The Board has ordered further development due to pending issues regarding service connection for various conditions. The case is now remanded for additional examinations and analysis.

The Board denied the veteran's claim of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, finding that his current major depression is not associated with his active military duty.

The Board has remanded the case to the RO for further development and readjudication due to a lack of consideration by the agency of original jurisdiction (RO) of an October 2002 VA psychiatric examination.

The Board has determined that additional development is needed to resolve conflicting diagnoses of PTSD and to obtain medical records related to the veteran's vision loss. The case will be remanded for further action.

The Board has granted service connection for hypertension, finding that the veteran may have had hypertension during his military service. Service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder is denied.

The Board found that the veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder was not caused or aggravated by his service-connected back disability and denied the claim.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been received to reopen the veteran's claim of service connection for a psychiatric disorder. The Board also found that by reasonable medical certainty, the veteran developed paranoid schizophrenia within one year of discharge from military service.

The Board has ordered further development due to the need for additional service and pre-service medical records. The case is now remanded for these developments.