Acquired psychiatric disorder Board decisions

The Board found that the appellant did not have a chronic acquired psychiatric disability present during service or for many years thereafter, and denied his claim of entitlement to service connection for a psychiatric disability, including PTSD.

The Board has ordered further development to determine the cause of the veteran's death and whether any cardiovascular disability was incurred or aggravated during military service.

The veteran's disability manifested by schizophrenia is due to disease that was incurred in active service.

The Board vacated the July 23, 2003 decision due to administrative error and denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including schizophrenia.

The Board has ordered further development in the veteran's case, including obtaining additional medical records and conducting examinations to determine the nature and etiology of any currently diagnosed respiratory or psychiatric disability. The appeal is remanded for these purposes.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a neuropsychiatric disorder and an increased rating for his skin condition, finding that there was no evidence showing a psychiatric disability related to his service-connected skin condition. The clothing allowance claim is pending.

The Board has ordered further development due to incomplete service and medical records. The case will be returned for additional development before being reviewed again.

The Board has ordered further development due to pending issues and is remanding the case back to the RO for additional consideration.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been received to reopen the veteran's previously denied claim of entitlement to service connection for chronic paranoid schizophrenia. The case is now remanded for further development.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for mental disorders, bilateral leg and foot disorders, back disorder, and bilateral hand disorders. The evidence did not support current diagnoses related to these conditions.

The Board has ordered further development due to pending issues and requested evidence. The case is now remanded for additional development.

The veteran's claim for service connection for schizophrenia was reopened based on new and material evidence, leading to a grant of service connection with an effective date of March 8, 1994.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for additional records from Social Security Administration.

The Board denied service connection for joint pain, mental disorder, and insomnia, nightmares, fatigue, and long-term memory loss due to undiagnosed illness. The veteran's headaches were rated at 10 percent.

The Board has determined that the veteran's psychiatric disorder is a result of head trauma incurred prior to service, and thus not related to his military service.

The veteran's claims for an increased rating for schizophrenia and special monthly pension based on need for aid and attendance or housebound status were denied due to his failure without good cause to report for necessary VA examinations.

The Board has remanded the case to address whether the appellant is entitled to enhanced DIC benefits under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1311(a)(2) due to her spouse's service-connected disability being rated totally disabling for at least eight years prior to death, and to determine the date of receipt of the appellant's claim.

The Board has granted the veteran's claim of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability including major depressive disorder and hypertension, finding that these conditions are related to his military service.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the veteran's claim of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for bradycardia, hypertension, and an acquired psychiatric disorder due to a lack of evidence showing a current disability or a link between his military service and these conditions.