Acquired psychiatric disorder Board decisions

The Board has remanded the case for further development due to incomplete medical opinions and a need to incorporate objective medical history into the conclusions.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claim for service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder and is granting it. The issue of entitlement to service connection for schizophrenia will be readjudicated de novo.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete development and requests that the veteran provide additional information and undergo examinations.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claim of service connection for a psychiatric disorder and is now to be evaluated on its merits.

The Board has ordered further development due to pending issues and the court's decision invalidating certain regulations. The case is now remanded for additional examination and opinion regarding service connection for paranoid schizophrenia.

The Board has determined that the veteran's PTSD is service-connected as a result of a personal assault in service, and all reasonable doubt has been resolved in favor of the claimant.

The Board has remanded the case due to additional development needed, including obtaining medical records and ensuring compliance with VCAA requirements.

The Board denied the appellant's claims of service connection for residuals of frozen feet and a psychiatric disorder (depression) in May 1998. Since then, new evidence has been submitted but it does not establish a clear link between these conditions and service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for residuals of a throat injury and PTSD, finding that there was no evidence of current disabilities or a link to service. The claim for schizophrenia was not reopened due to lack of new and material evidence.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has not been received to reopen the veteran's claims for service connection for a psychiatric disorder and a seizure disorder.

The Board has ordered further development due to the need for additional evidence. The case is now remanded to the RO for the requested development.

The Board found that new and material evidence had been received to reopen the veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder, which was previously denied in October 1993. The VA will now consider whether this condition is related to military service.

The Board denied the appellant's claims for service connection for residuals of a head contusion and an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD. The evidence did not support current diagnoses or establish a link between any claimed conditions and service.

The Board has granted a 100 percent evaluation for the veteran's service-connected schizophrenic reaction, paranoid type, and dismissed his claim for TDIU due to service-connected disability as moot.

The Board has ordered further development in the veteran's case, including obtaining VA medical records and information from USASCRUR to verify alleged stressors. The appeal is currently remanded for this purpose.

The Board has denied the veteran's claim of service connection for schizophrenia, finding that there is no medical evidence linking his current condition to service or within one year of discharge.

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include post-traumatic stress disorder, since the evidence shows that appellant's symptoms are related to his military service.

The Board has ordered further development due to incomplete records and the need for more specific details regarding stressors. The case will be returned to the RO for additional development.

The Board denied service connection for acne vulgaris, hidradenitis of the left axilla, and a psychiatric disorder. The nerve damage was not considered proximately due to a service-connected disability.,Service connection was not granted as there is no evidence of an in-service injury or disease that led to these conditions.

The veteran's claim for a total disability rating due to unemployability was granted, effective from December 14, 1994. The RO assigned a 100 percent evaluation for schizophrenia as of January 21, 1998.