Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2004

The Board has decided to remand the veteran's claims for additional development, including obtaining medical records and clarifying whether he is seeking service connection for bilateral genu recurvatum or just genu recurvatum of the left lower extremity.

The veteran is seeking service connection for paranoid schizophrenia. The Board has determined that additional development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling a VA examination, is needed before the issue can be decided.

The Board is remanding the case to the RO for further action due to compliance with legal provisions of the Veterans Claims Assistance Act of 2000 (VCAA) and additional evidence development.

The Board is remanding the veteran's claims for service connection for psychiatric and skin disorders due to inadequate VCAA notice, failure to contact Army and FBI regarding alleged communist activities investigation, and need for VA examinations.

The Board has ordered the case to be remanded for further development, including obtaining records of private and VA psychiatric treatment, verifying in-service stressors with USASCRUR, scheduling a VA examination, and re-adjudicating the claim.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the relationship between military service and any currently diagnosed psychiatric disorder. The veteran is required to undergo a VA psychiatric examination to obtain an opinion on this issue.

The veteran's schizophrenia was rated at 100% since June 1984. The effective date of the apportionment of $345 on behalf of his minor children J. and R. is set to July 4, 1998, when the veteran's payments were reduced due to incarceration.

The Board has reopened the claim for service connection of a psychiatric disorder due to new and material evidence submitted since the last final decision. The preexisting condition is found to have been aggravated by active service.

The Board has found that the veteran's diabetes mellitus is presumed to have been incurred in service on the basis of exposure to herbicides in Vietnam. The claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder, specifically PTSD, is remanded due to insufficient evidence regarding the claimed stressors.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claim for service connection for a low back disorder. The claims of service connection for PTSD and depression, as well as sinus disorder, remain in their initial stages without further development.

The Board has remanded the case for further action, including scheduling a hearing and obtaining employment records from the Tuskegee VAMC.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development due to insufficient evidence regarding the onset and relationship of any psychiatric disorder to service.

The Board has determined that the veteran's schizophrenia warrants a rating of 100 percent, effective September 11, 2004. As this decision grants an increased rating for schizophrenia, the claim for TDIU is moot and therefore dismissed.

The Board denied the veteran's claims of entitlement to service connection for PTSD and a psychiatric disorder other than PTSD due to her failure to appear for a scheduled VA examination.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claimed psychiatric disability, including post traumatic stress disorder, did not arise during or as a result of his military service.

The Board found no evidence of current neurological or psychiatric disability and denied the veteran's claim for service connection.

The Board has granted service connection for depression, memory loss due to Gulf War service, and numbness of the right side and leg due to Gulf War service. The effective dates are set at November 18, 1993.

The VA determined that the veteran's schizophrenia does not render her unemployable due to service-connected disability.

The case is being remanded for further development, including obtaining records of mental health treatment during service and scheduling a VA visual examination to assess the severity of pterygium and determine the etiology of bilateral visual disability.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claim for service connection for a nervous disorder, including schizophrenia, based on new and material evidence submitted since the August 1986 decision. The case is remanded to determine if there is a link between the veteran's nervous disorder and his military service.