Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2001

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the etiology of any current psychiatric disabilities and for obtaining additional medical records. The veteran's claim will be reviewed again after these steps are completed.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for additional development, including obtaining records from the Social Security Administration (SSA). The veteran seeks service connection for schizophrenia.

The VA Regional Office (RO) denied the veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disability, including post-traumatic stress disorder. The RO reopened the claim but ultimately denied it based on the evidence of record.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has not been presented to reopen the claim of service connection for schizophrenia. The veteran's residual scar, left lower lip, is currently rated at 10 percent.

The veteran's July 1994 marriage was found to be invalid for VA purposes due to his service-connected schizophrenia, which rendered him incompetent to enter a marriage contract under Michigan law.

The veteran's claims for increased rating and TDIU are being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining VA psychiatric records and scheduling a new examination.

The Board denied the veteran's request to reopen his claim of entitlement to service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, concluding that the new evidence submitted did not raise a reasonable possibility of changing the prior decision.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a neuropsychiatric disorder, including PTSD, and a foot fungus claimed as jungle root. The claim for a back disorder is also denied.

The Board has determined that the veteran's psychiatric disorder is not related to service and denied his claim for service connection.

The evidence does not meet the criteria for a rating in excess of 70 percent for service-connected schizophrenia, paranoid type.

The veteran's application for Service Disabled Veterans Insurance was denied because it was not filed within the two-year deadline, and he did not demonstrate mental incompetence during his eligibility period.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the veteran's claim for service connection for schizophrenia. The Board finds it as likely as not that the veteran's current schizophrenia is related to his military service.

The Board has determined that the veteran's current psychiatric disorder is not service-connected due to lack of evidence showing a link between her in-service diagnosis and her current condition.

The veteran's unauthorized private medical services provided in February 1999 were not for a medical emergency and VA facilities were feasibly available. Therefore, the claim is denied.

The Board has granted an effective date of November 9, 1992 for the award of service connection for schizophrenia. The veteran's claim was considered as a compensation claim and not as non-service-connected pension.

The Board has reopened the claim of service connection for schizophrenia due to new evidence showing a diagnosis within one year of separation from military service. The underlying claim is now considered.

The veteran's schizophrenia, rated as 20 percent disabling, has been granted an increased rating. The disability is currently rated under the general rating formula for mental disorders effective November 7, 1996.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims of service connection for hypertension, bilateral knee disability, and an acquired psychiatric disability due to lack of evidence showing a relationship to service.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development of his psychiatric disability claims, including obtaining medical records and scheduling a VA examination.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claim of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and bilateral pes planus. The case is remanded to obtain updated medical records, provide a VA examination to assess the etiology and onset of any current psychiatric disorders and pes planus, and determine if these conditions are related to her military service.