Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2003

The Board has denied the veteran's claim for an increased evaluation for his service-connected schizophrenic disorder.

The Board found that the veteran did not engage in combat with the enemy and there is no evidence of a verified stressor for PTSD. The veteran's service-connected low back disability does not preclude securing or following substantially gainful employment.

The Board denied service connection for both the claimed innocently acquired psychiatric disorder (paranoid schizophrenia) and sarcoidosis, finding no evidence of such conditions in service or due to any event in service.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete records and a need for further examination. The veteran's claim is not yet decided.

The Board has ordered further development due to pending issues regarding the veteran's psychiatric disability. The case will be returned for additional evidence collection and review.

The case is being remanded for further development of the evidence, including obtaining SSA records and readjudicating the claim.

The Board has found that further development is needed to determine the nature, extent, and etiology of any neuropsychiatric disorder, including schizophrenia. The case will be returned for this purpose.

The Board found that the veteran's schizophrenia, which is currently rated at 30 percent, does not warrant an evaluation in excess of this rating.

The veteran's claims for increased rating, service connection for psychiatric disorders, heart/fatigue condition, arthritis, and special monthly compensation based on the need for regular aid and attendance or being housebound were all denied. The VA found that there was no evidence to support these claims.

The Board has determined that the veteran's schizophrenia began during his military service and grants service connection for this condition.

The Board has determined that the submitted evidence is not new and material, thus denying the veteran's application to reopen his claim of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Board has remanded the case due to additional evidence needing review by the RO, and the veteran's claim for service connection for schizophrenia remains under consideration.

The Board dismissed the veteran's appeal to establish an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for paranoid schizophrenia due to his failure to timely file a substantive appeal.

The case is being remanded for additional development due to a previous denial and appeal to the CAVC.

The Board is remanding the case for further development and readjudication due to issues related to an effective date earlier than July 11, 1990, for service connection of schizophrenia, paranoid type.

The Board has remanded the case for compliance with the Veterans Claims Assistance Act of 2000 (VCAA) and further development.

The Board found that there is no competent medical evidence linking the veteran's current knee, shoulder, or back conditions to his active service.,For the acquired psychiatric disorder claim, the VA examiner stated that it was not related to service.

The Board has denied the veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder, including any personality disorder and previously diagnosed schizophrenia. The Board found no evidence of an acquired psychiatric disability related to service or secondary to substance abuse.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD, concluding that there is no medical evidence linking the condition to the veteran's active service.

The Board found that the veteran does not have a current chronic psychiatric disorder and that there is no medical evidence linking any previously diagnosed psychiatric disorder to her military service.