Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2004

The Board has granted service connection for paranoid schizophrenia at a 100% disability rating, effective December 9, 2000. The veteran's claim was reopened based on new and material evidence.

The case is being remanded to obtain updated mental health clinic records and possibly another examination. The veteran's current psychiatric diagnosis will be reviewed in light of the service medical records, June 1950 VA hospital discharge summary, and Tuskegee VAMC outpatient mental health clinic records from March 2001 to present.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a cervical spine disorder, headache disorder, and an acquired psychiatric disorder. The evidence did not show that these conditions were incurred in or aggravated by military service.

The Board has granted a 100 percent rating for the veteran's service-connected nervous condition, to include an acquired psychiatric disorder, due to total occupational and social impairment.

The veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including anxiety, depression, and schizophrenia, is being remanded due to the need for additional development of his medical records and a VA examination.

The Board found that there is new and material evidence to reopen the claim for service connection, but denied the underlying issue of whether a psychiatric disorder was incurred in or aggravated by military service.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for additional development and notification. The issues of entitlement to a disability rating in excess of 10 percent for gastroesophageal reflux disease, based on an initial award, and service connection for a chronic, acquired psychiatric disorder, to include post-traumatic stress disorder, are pending.

The veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD is being remanded due to incomplete records and the need for further examination.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining Social Security Administration records and medical records from Community Health of South Dade and Columbia Deering Hospital.

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

The Board found that the veteran does not have a chronic acquired psychiatric disorder related to his active service and denied his claim for service connection.

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

The veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for schizophrenia was granted, with a 100% evaluation effective April 15, 2004.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claim of service connection for a psychiatric disorder, including bipolar disorder, anxiety neurosis, and personality disorder due to new evidence submitted since the February 1999 RO decision.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the veteran's claim of service connection for an innocently acquired psychiatric disorder, allowing the case to proceed further.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claim of service connection for paranoid schizophrenia due to new evidence submitted since the December 1994 rating decision.

The veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, is being remanded to the RO for additional development.

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

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining records of treatment from the VA Medical Center in Memphis and copies of the Social Security Administration's decision.

The veteran's service connection claims for various conditions, including gastrointestinal disorder, respiratory disorders, skin rash, and mood disorder due to an undiagnosed illness are granted. The effective date is not specified.