Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2003

The Board has granted the veteran's claims for service connection for a seizure disorder with dizziness, loss of memory and slurred speech, as well as an acquired psychiatric disability to include PTSD.

The Board found no evidence of a current psychiatric disorder and denied the veteran's claim for service connection.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disability due to new and material evidence submitted since the August 1999 denial. The case is now remanded for further examination and determination of whether the current condition is related to service.

The Board found that the veteran does not have a current psychiatric disorder and therefore denied his claim for service connection on a secondary basis.

The Board has determined that the veteran's current psychiatric disability is not related to his active duty service, but it may be aggravated by his service-connected disabilities. Therefore, service connection for the extent of aggravation will be granted.

The Board has ordered further development due to the need for additional evidence and clarification. The case is now being sent back to the RO for a VA psychiatrist's review of the claims folder, including specific questions about suicide attempts related to chemical exposure.

The Board has ordered further development due to pending requests for evidence and clarification. The case is now being reviewed by the RO, with additional examinations and records requested.

The veteran's service-connected schizophrenia is currently rated at 30 percent, and the Board found that this rating was appropriate based on his symptoms.

The Board granted service connection for schizophrenia effective from May 11, 2003, based on new and material evidence submitted after a final denial in 1974.

The Board has ordered additional development of evidence and the case is being remanded for further review due to procedural issues.

The Board has ordered further development due to pending issues and is remanding the case back to the RO for additional consideration.

The Board has ordered further development due to the need for additional evidence. The case will be returned to the RO for the requested development and a supplemental statement of the case will be provided if necessary.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for chronic psychiatric disorder, chronic liver disorder, diabetes mellitus, and chronic kidney disorder due to lack of evidence supporting these claims.

The Board has determined that schizophrenia did not have onset during service and was not shown to be related to service, thus denying the veteran's claim for service connection.

The Board has ordered further development due to pending issues and is remanding the case for additional examination and consideration.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate VCAA notice and the need for additional evidence regarding credible supporting evidence of stressor events that occurred during service.

The Board denied the claims of service connection for a psychiatric disorder and a lumbar spine disorder, as well as the claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 for impotence resulting from VA treatment.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and hepatitis/scarlet fever, but denied both claims as there is no evidence of a current disability related to these conditions.

The Board has granted a 100 percent evaluation for the veteran's paranoid schizophrenia, finding that his condition results in total social and occupational impairment.

The Board has determined that the veteran's application for compensation benefits, received on May 10, 1999, constituted an informal claim for a TDIU. The effective date of his TDIU is now set at May 10, 1999.