Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2000

The veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining medical records and providing VA examinations.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for additional service medical records and VA treatment records.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for additional VA psychiatric records from January 1995 to October 1996, including any records of psychiatric treatment or evaluation during hospitalization for medical conditions. The veteran's claim may now be allowed based on these records.

The Board has determined that the veteran's paranoid schizophrenia is related to his service and grants service connection for this condition.

The Board found that the veteran's chronic dysthymic disorder of organic etiology was incurred during active service due to exposure to jet fuel and MEK solvents.

The Board denied reopening of claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and a right eye disorder due to lack of new and material evidence.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the veteran's claim for service connection for psychiatric disability, including post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and depression. The claim is now pending for further review.

The VA denied an increased rating for schizophrenia, currently rated at 50 percent.

The veteran's claim for a total rating for compensation purposes based on individual unemployability is denied as her service-connected disabilities do not prevent her from obtaining substantial gainful employment.

The Board found that the veteran's psychiatric disorder is not proximately due to or the result of his service-connected disabilities, including postoperative sinusitis with headaches and allergic rhinitis.

The Board has remanded the case for further examination to determine if the veteran currently has PTSD and whether it is related to service. The issue of entitlement to service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability other than PTSD, including alcohol and drug addictions, is also being considered.

The veteran's psychiatric hospitalization at Good Samaritan Hospital was deemed necessary due to his service-connected chronic paranoid schizophrenia. Despite the initial admission being voluntary, VA facilities were found to be reasonably available following the initial day of admission.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete service medical records and requests for additional information. The veteran is seeking service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including schizophrenia.

The veteran's claims for increased evaluations for glaucoma and a psychiatric disorder have been denied. The current status of the glaucoma is noted, with no present manifestations. For the psychiatric disorder, symptoms are described as moderate with mild occupational impairment.

The veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including a psychiatric disorder, head injury, right knee injury, headaches, and cardiac arrhythmia were denied as there is no evidence of current disabilities or their onset in service.

The Board denied service connection for a psychiatric disorder and granted service connection for male pattern baldness, but the issue of total disability rating based on individual unemployability remains unresolved.,The veteran's hair loss is considered to be due to his military service.

The veteran's service-connected paranoid type schizophrenia has rendered her unable to secure or maintain substantially gainful employment, and the Board finds that she is entitled to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability.

The veteran's appeal is remanded for further development, including obtaining updated employment information and any recent medical records. A VA psychiatric examination will be scheduled to assess the severity of his PTSD symptoms and their impact on his employability.

The Board has denied the veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder as secondary to his service-connected meningitis residuals, finding that there is no evidence of an onset of such condition during or immediately after service and that it is not related to his service-connected meningitis.