Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2004

The Board has decided to remand the case for further development, including obtaining VA medical records and scheduling a VA psychiatric examination.

The Board denied the appellant's claims for service connection for right hip arthritis, left hip arthritis, chronic regional pain syndrome, and a psychiatric disability. The appeal was not about service connection at all.

The veteran is seeking clarification on whether his notice of disagreement with the April 1999 rating decision was timely received, and if so, he wants to know what effect this has on the effective date for a 100 percent schedular evaluation for service-connected psychiatric disorder.

The Board has granted an increased evaluation of 50 percent for the service-connected schizophrenia, differentiated type, effective from May 2000.

The Board has remanded the case due to procedural deficiencies and the need for additional development, including a VA psychiatric examination.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, including post-traumatic stress disorder. The claim to reopen a service connection claim for an endocrine disorder involving hypogonadism, claimed as Klinefelter's syndrome with osteoporosis, was also denied. Service connection based on multiple noncompensable service-connected disabilities under 38 C.F.R. § 3.324 was not granted.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development and consideration, including obtaining medical records from VA facilities and ensuring compliance with VCAA notification requirements.

The Board denied service connection for a low back disability and the veteran's claim to reopen was also denied. The VA examiner found no link between any event of service origin and post-service degenerative disc disease at L5-S1 and a herniated disc at L4-L5.

The Board has remanded the case for further development due to missing records from a hospitalization during active duty.

The Board has ordered the case to be remanded for further development, including obtaining medical records and verifying stressor events. The veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD is pending.

The veteran's appeal is remanded for further development, including obtaining verification of her military service and providing the veteran with VA examinations to address the nature and etiology of her claimed disabilities.

The Board has decided to remand the case for further development, including scheduling a VA psychiatric examination and notifying the veteran of his rights under the Veterans Claims Assistance Act of 2000.

The veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder is being remanded due to the need for a VA examination and further development of the record.

The veteran's claimed conditions were not incurred in or aggravated by active service.

The Board has remanded the case to the RO for initial review of additional evidence associated with the claims file, including a VA examination and medical opinions regarding the likely etiology of any psychiatric disorder(s) present. The veteran is entitled to an examination with medical opinion addressing the likely etiology of any psychiatric disorder(s) present.

The Board found no evidence of a chronic acquired psychiatric disorder, low back disorder, or migraine headaches that were incurred in service.,The veteran's statements regarding stressors during service were deemed insufficient and not credible.

The Board found that a chronic acquired psychiatric disorder was not incurred in or aggravated by active service and denied the claim.

The Board found no evidence linking the veteran's hearing loss or psychiatric disorder to his military service, and denied both claims.

The Board denied the appellant's claim to reopen for service connection for cause of the veteran's death, finding no new and material evidence.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including a psychiatric opinion to determine if the veteran's senility can be disassociated from his service-connected schizophrenia.