Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2004

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining Social Security Administration records and medical records from the Memphis VAH.

The Board has remanded the case for further development due to a lack of adequate VCAA notice and duty-to-assist provisions.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been received to reopen the veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for a psychiatric disorder, including schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and manic depression. The issue is now remanded for further development.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development due to missing records and further examination.

The Board found that diabetes mellitus with peripheral neuropathy was not incurred in or aggravated by service and may not be presumed to have been incurred or aggravated therein. The claim for psychiatric disability was reopened based on the submission of new evidence.

The Board denied service connection for schizophrenia and PTSD, finding no evidence linking these conditions to service.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, which is now considered to be due to service. The evidence presented since the last denial supports this conclusion.

The veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for the grant of a 70 percent rating for schizophrenia is being remanded due to procedural issues.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has not been received to reopen the claim for service connection for paranoid schizophrenia.

The Board has determined that additional evidence is needed to fully and fairly consider the veteran's claims, including obtaining records from the Social Security Administration and any service hospitalization records.

The Board denied service connection for a bowel condition, schizophrenia, and psoriasis. The veteran's claims are remanded to obtain medical records, seek authorization for release of VA treatment records, and provide the veteran with appropriate VA examinations.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling a VA examination to determine the etiology of his psychiatric disorder.

The Board has granted service connection for an anxiety disorder with depression as secondary to the veteran's service-connected systemic lupus erythematosus. The claim for a low back disability is also granted, and a 60% evaluation is assigned.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and remanded her other claims due to outstanding medical records and a need for further examination.

The veteran's degenerative disc disease and spinal stenosis are granted as secondary to his service-connected bilateral pes planus. The right foot injury is not considered incurred or aggravated in peacetime service, and there is no evidence of a psychiatric disorder including post-traumatic stress disorder.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the claim of service connection for a psychiatric disorder, but it is not warranted on the merits.

The Board has determined that the veteran is entitled to service connection for memory loss resulting from his in-service head trauma and denied service connection for a psychiatric disability, to include post-traumatic stress disorder.

The veteran's claim for service connection for schizophrenia is being remanded due to the need for a VA examination and additional development of medical records.

The Board has remanded the veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD and schizophrenia due to incomplete information provided by the RO, failure to provide adequate notice regarding the claims, and need for further examination.

The Board found no current diagnosis of schizophrenia or any other acquired psychiatric disability, and thus denied the veteran's claim for service connection.