Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2001

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, finding that new and material evidence had not been presented to reopen the previously denied claim.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, but denied the reopening of the claim due to lack of substantial evidence supporting the reopened claim.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete service records and the need for a VA psychiatric examination. The veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, and his hearing loss claim are being reviewed.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete information about stressors and a need for further medical examination. The veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, is pending.

The Board denied the veteran's claims of service connection for various conditions, including an acquired psychiatric disorder, residuals of a skull fracture with headaches, and residuals of a right knee injury. The appeals were based on new evidence submitted after previous denials.

The Board has remanded the case due to changes in the law and the need for additional development, including a VA examination.

The Board denied an increased rating for the veteran's psychiatric disability, characterized as a schizophrenic reaction, currently evaluated at 10 percent.

The Board denied the veteran's claim of service connection for a psychiatric disorder on direct and presumptive bases, and remanded other issues for additional development of the record. The RO assigned a total rating due to individual unemployability due to service-connected disability effective February 19, 1998.

The veteran's service-connected conditions do not meet the criteria for a serious employment handicap, and thus he is not entitled to an extension of his period of eligibility under Chapter 31.

The Board has determined that the veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including dysthymia, is as likely as not related to his service and grants service connection for this condition.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder due to new and material evidence submitted since the February 1977 RO decision.

The veteran's schizophrenia has responded well to treatment and is currently stable, but it still causes some occupational and social impairment. The Board finds that the current level of disability does not warrant a rating higher than 50 percent.

The Board found no clear and unmistakable error in the 1967 and 1969 rating decisions denying service connection for a psychiatric disorder, including PTSD. The decision is denied.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development of the record, including obtaining medical records and scheduling a VA examination to determine the nature and likely etiology of the veteran's claimed mental disorder and the current severity of his service-connected cerebral concussion residuals.

The veteran wishes to reopen his claim of entitlement to service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, and the RO will issue a statement of the case to allow him to submit new evidence.

The Board has denied the veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, finding that there is no medical evidence of a nexus between his diagnosed schizophrenia and his active military service.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has not been received to reopen the veteran's claim of service connection for a chronic acquired psychiatric disability, thus denying the reopening of the claim.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development due to incomplete medical records and further examination of the veteran's hepatitis.

The Board has denied the veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder, finding that there is no evidence to support a direct link between his military service and his current condition.

The Board has denied the claim for service connection for paranoid schizophrenia, finding that new and material evidence was submitted to reopen the claim but denying it on the merits.