Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2004

The Board has denied a rating in excess of 60 percent for the veteran's service-connected diabetes mellitus (DM). The case is being remanded to the RO for further development and consideration.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining a detailed stressor statement from the veteran and reviewing his service medical records to determine if he was exposed to any in-service stressors that could support a claim of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

The Board denied service connection for a psychiatric disorder and a stomach disorder, finding no medical evidence linking these conditions to the veteran's military service or his service-connected disabilities.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the veteran's claim of service connection for a psychiatric disability. The case is now remanded for further development.

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

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development and adjudication, including obtaining additional service personnel records, medical records, and a VA examination to assess the impact of his service-connected conditions on his employability.

The Board has ordered a remand for the veteran's claim of service connection for a psychiatric disorder as secondary to his service-connected post-gastrectomy and gastrojejunostomy syndrome. The case is being returned to the AMC for further development, including obtaining an addendum from the board of two psychiatrists who conducted the February 2004 examination.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for gastrointestinal disorder, blurred vision, and neuropsychiatric disorder with insomnia. The Board found no evidence of a chronic disability in service or due to an undiagnosed illness.

The Board has determined that the veteran's schizophrenia, an acquired psychiatric disorder, was incurred during active service and grants entitlement to service connection for this condition.

The Board has granted service connection for schizophrenia and assigned a 100% rating effective from March 24, 2000. However, the earlier effective date of September 9, 1994 is denied due to lack of evidence supporting such claim.

The Board denied the appellant's claims for service connection for somatoform pain disorder and a chronic acquired psychiatric disorder, finding that new and material evidence had not been submitted. The RO confirmed this decision.

The Board has determined that the veteran's current psychiatric disorder, diagnosed as depression, had its onset during his period of active service. The hearing loss disability claim is considered to be without a clear basis in service records and thus remains unresolved.

The Board has ordered a VA examination to determine if the veteran has any psychiatric disability, including PTSD, that is related to service. The case will be remanded for further development and consideration.

The Board has vacated its August 2004 decision and will be entering a new decision on the issue of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder to include depression or other nervous disorder, as it did not provide full due process by failing to consider all VA medical records in constructive possession.

The Board has determined that the veteran's current schizophrenia is service-connected, as it likely began during his military service.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining medical records and arranging for a VA psychiatric examination.

The Board has ordered the case to be remanded for additional development, including obtaining Social Security Administration records and treatment records from a military hospital in Germany.

The Board found that the veteran's schizophrenia first manifested during service and granted service connection.

The veteran's claims for increased rating and total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities were denied because he failed to report for scheduled VA examinations without good cause.

The Board has granted service connection for schizophrenia and assigned a 100% disability rating, effective from May 2, 2002. The appeal is not about service connection at all.