Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2000

The Board denied the petition to reopen a claim for service connection for schizophrenia, finding that new and material evidence had not been submitted.

The Board granted a 100% disability evaluation for the veteran's service-connected paranoid schizophrenia effective March 22, 1990.

The Board has found new and material evidence to reopen the veteran's claim for service connection of an acquired psychiatric disorder. The veteran was diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia during his active service, which he continues to have today.

The Board has ordered the Regional Office to obtain additional records and conduct a VA psychiatric examination in order to determine if the veteran's current acquired psychiatric disability is related to his active service.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for a neuropsychiatric disability, finding that there was no medical evidence of a causal link between his current condition and his active duty. The claim is therefore not well-grounded.

The Board has determined that the veteran's schizophrenia, rated at 100 percent since October 1984, warrants restoration of the original rating due to clinical improvement.

The Board has found new and material evidence to reopen the veteran's claim of service connection for PTSD. The claim is now considered well-grounded, and the veteran can proceed with his appeal.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development to verify the veteran's claimed in-service stressful experiences and to determine if his acquired psychiatric disorder, presumed to be PTSD, is service-connected.

The veteran's claim for service connection for a chronic acquired psychiatric disorder including PTSD is being remanded due to changes in regulations and the need for further medical examination.

The Board has remanded the case for further development due to conflicting diagnoses and unclear etiology of any current psychiatric disorder, including whether it is a progression or new condition.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining VA treatment records and scheduling a comprehensive psychiatric examination. The appellant's service-connected schizophrenia will be evaluated based on the current rating criteria.

The Board has remanded the case for further development and examination to determine if any of the veteran's claimed conditions are related to service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a back disability and an increased rating for his schizophrenic reaction, but granted him a TDIU rating.

The Board has denied the veteran's claim for service connection for paranoid schizophrenia due to insufficient evidence of her periods of active duty and inactive duty training. The case is remanded for further action.

The VA denied the veteran's claims of service connection for a psychiatric disorder, including personality disorder and alcohol dependence. The Board found no evidence to support these claims.

The Board denied service connection for a psychiatric disorder and narcolepsy in 1970, finding no evidence of these conditions during service. The veteran's new claims were not reopened because the submitted evidence was not considered material to the claim.

The Board denied the veteran's claims of entitlement to service connection for right wrist disability, left wrist disability, and psychiatric disorder. The decision found no current diagnosed disabilities and insufficient evidence linking any claimed conditions to service.

The Board found that the veteran did not engage in combat with the enemy and could not verify his claimed stressors. As a result, the claim for service connection for PTSD was denied.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for a chronic acquired psychiatric disorder in 1981. New evidence submitted since then does not provide a link between the veteran's current psychiatric condition and his military service, so the claim is not reopened.

The Board is remanding the case to obtain VA medical records from January 1973 to August 1979 and to arrange for a new VA examination to determine if the veteran's current diagnosis of chronic schizophrenia is related to service or within one year following service.