Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2003

The Board has ordered further development in your case due to the need for additional evidence. Your claims for service connection for a psychiatric disorder and a neurological disorder are currently pending.

The VA determined that the veteran's right knee condition does not warrant a higher rating than 10 percent, and did not find evidence of service connection for any of the claimed conditions.

The Board has ordered further development in the veteran's case due to pending issues regarding service connection for psychiatric disorder, left hip disability, and bilateral foot disability. The case is now remanded back to the RO for additional examinations and consideration.

The Board found that the veteran's psychiatric disorder was not incurred in or aggravated by active service and is not proximately due to or the result of a service-connected disability. The claim for an increased rating for his right knee disability was also denied.

The Board has ordered further development due to incomplete records and will review the case again after obtaining additional medical evidence.

The Board has ordered further development due to the need for additional evidence and clarification. The case is now being remanded back to the RO for a psychiatric examination.

The Board has ordered further development due to the need for additional evidence. The case is now remanded for additional development and review.

The Board has ordered further development due to pending issues and requested evidence. The case is now remanded for additional development at the RO level.

The VA determined that the veteran's schizophrenia did not warrant a restoration of a 100% evaluation from April 1, 1992 due to material improvement in his condition.

The veteran's case is being remanded due to his failure to report for scheduled VA examinations and the unascertainable address change. The issues include increased rating for lumbosacral strain, service connection for degenerative disc disease of the lumbosacral spine, and service connection for a psychiatric disorder.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for his daughter to be recognized as a 'helpless child' due to her schizophrenia, chronic undifferentiated type, which was in remission at age 18. The evidence showed she had been able to function and support herself.

The Board found that the appellant's post-service psychiatric disability is not due to any incident or event of active service and was not incurred in or aggravated by active service.

The Board has decided to remand the case for additional development and compliance with the Veterans Claims Assistance Act of 2000 (VCAA).

The Board has granted service connection for a chronic acquired skin disorder diagnosed as tinea versicolor and for an acquired psychiatric disorder including PTSD, both of which are linked to the veteran's active military service.

The Board has ordered further development due to pending issues regarding the veteran's schizophrenia rating. The case is now remanded for additional evidence collection and review.

The RO denied the veteran's claim for vocational rehabilitation and training due to his service-connected schizophrenia, combined with other non-service-connected conditions. The RO found that a vocational goal was not reasonably feasible.

The Board granted service connection for schizophrenia and PTSD effective February 8, 2001. The veteran's claim was reopened based on new evidence submitted in 1998.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for additional evidence, particularly records from a court proceeding that led to the appellant's commitment in 1975. The VAH report indicated that the court's decision was based on treatment records or consultations prior to June 4, 1975.

The Board has determined that the appellant does not have a current psychiatric disability related to his military service, and therefore cannot establish service connection for any acquired psychiatric disorder or personality disorder. The Board also found no evidence of a psychosis within one year post-service separation.

The Board has determined that there are outstanding VA and private medical records which need to be obtained in order to make a determination on the veteran's claim for service connection of an acquired psychiatric disorder.