Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2004

The veteran's claim for a non-service-connected pension, including on an extra-schedular basis, is being remanded due to the need for additional development and notification under the Veterans Claims Assistance Act of 2000 (VCAA).

The Board denied a rating in excess of 30 percent for schizophrenia, undifferentiated type, effective March 2, 1999.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining records from various healthcare providers and personnel files. The appellant's claim will be reconsidered after all evidence is obtained.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including medical examinations and opinions regarding service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, PTSD, and hypothyroidism. The issues of TDIU and reduction in disability rating are also pending.

The veteran's schizophrenia, undifferentiated type, resulted in severe social and occupational impairment prior to March 2, 1999. The symptoms included auditory and visual hallucinations, sleep disturbance, social withdrawal, anxiety, and difficulty with interpersonal relationships.

The Board has granted the veteran's claim for service connection for major depressive disorder, as secondary to his service-connected duodenal ulcer disease. The issue of an increased evaluation for duodenal ulcer disease is being remanded.

The Board is remanding the case for further development and adjudication, including obtaining service medical records and addressing whether new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen a previously denied claim of entitlement to service connection for a psychiatric disorder.

The Board found no evidence linking the veteran's current acquired psychiatric disorders to his service or any incident therein, and thus denied his claim for service connection.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claimed conditions are not shown to have been present in service or for many years thereafter, and thus denied his claims for service connection.

The Board has determined that there is no evidence of a nexus between the veteran's low back disorder and service, nor can it be presumed to have been incurred in service. Similarly, there is no evidence of a nexus between the veteran's psychiatric disorder and service, nor can it be presumed to have been incurred in service.

The veteran's claims for service connection and evaluations are being remanded due to the need for additional development under the Veterans Claims Assistance Act of 2000.

The veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling a hearing. The issue of service connection for schizophrenia has been reopened based on new evidence.

The veteran's claims for an increased rating for his schizophrenia and a TDIU were denied due to failure to report for a scheduled VA examination without good cause.

The Board is remanding the case to the RO for additional development due to procedural defects in VCAA notification.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, finding that his pre-existing psychiatric condition did not increase in severity during active duty and that there was no clear diagnosis of PTSD or corroborating evidence of the claimed in-service stressor.

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

The Board has remanded the case for further development due to issues related to service connection for a psychiatric disorder.

The Board has granted service connection for gastrointestinal, genitourinary, and psychiatric disabilities as secondary to the veteran's service-connected lumbar spine disability.

The Board found that the additional evidence submitted since May 1979 RO decision does not constitute new and material evidence to reopen the claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder. The RO's May 1979 decision denying service connection is final.

The Board found no evidence of a chronic psychiatric disorder in service and denied the claim for service connection.