Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2004

The Board found that a neuropsychiatric disability was not incurred in or aggravated by active military service.

The Board has granted service connection for PTSD and schizophrenia, effective from August 7, 2001.

The Board has decided to remand the case for further development due to new evidence added to the record since the last Supplemental Statement of the Case (SSOC).

The Board has determined that the appellant does not currently have an acquired psychiatric disability and his postoperative residuals of a left temporal lobe hemorrhage do not warrant an initial rating in excess of 10 percent.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining verification of stressor events and arranging for a VA examination to determine whether the veteran's psychiatric disorders are related to service.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has not been presented to reopen the veteran's claims for service connection for multiple arthralgias, a neuropsychiatric disorder, and chronic bronchitis. The RO decisions denying these claims are final.

The Board found that new and material evidence had not been received to reopen the veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder. The decision is mixed as some issues may be granted, but the overall claim remains denied.

The Board found no evidence of a nexus between the veteran's current psychiatric disorder and his active service, thus denying service connection for a psychiatric disorder. The hypertension claim is remanded.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claim of service connection for a psychiatric disability, specifically schizophrenia. However, further development is needed to determine if the condition was incurred in or aggravated by service.

The Board has granted a 100 percent rating for the veteran's service-connected schizophrenic reaction, effective from the date of the decision.

The Board denied the appellant's claims for service connection for psychiatric disability, other than PTSD, and for residuals of a left hand injury. The claim to reopen the residuals of a left hand injury was also denied due to lack of new and material evidence.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD, finding that there was no verified stressor and thus no current diagnosis of PTSD.

The veteran's claims for service connection for a neck disorder and psychiatric disorder have been remanded due to the need for additional development of evidence.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including VA examinations and medical opinions regarding the etiology of his claimed conditions. The claims will be reconsidered based on all applicable laws and regulations.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for migraine headaches, skin cancer, and a psychiatric disability (PTSD). The veteran does not have migraine headaches. For skin cancer, there is no evidence of current disability or previous removal. For PTSD, the veteran has depression but no diagnosis of PTSD.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and for a scar on his face and neck, with no assigned rating.

The Board has dismissed the appellant's appeal for service connection for pes planus due to his withdrawal of the appeal. The issue of entitlement to service connection for schizophrenia is being remanded for further action.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete development of evidence, including obtaining additional VA and Social Security Administration records, as well as seeking treatment records from various VA facilities. The veteran's claims for an increased evaluation for coccyx concussion and service connection for schizophrenia are also being reviewed.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and an acquired psychiatric disorder, but further development is needed before addressing their merits.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for syncope (also claimed as blackouts) and an increased rating for duodenal ulcer disease. The claim to reopen his schizophrenia was not addressed in this decision.