Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2005

The VA Regional Office has remanded the case for additional development due to missing Social Security Administration (SSA) records. The appellant is seeking a higher evaluation for schizophrenia, which is currently rated at 50 percent.

The Board has granted the appellant's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder, but is denying his request for an earlier effective date. The effective date remains December 23, 1998.

The Board has granted a 100 percent evaluation for the service-connected psychiatric disability, effective from the date of the claim. The veteran's other claims (for hearing loss, pulmonary disability, arthritis, and prostate cancer) are not addressed as he withdrew his appeals regarding these issues.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an effective date prior to May 11, 2003, for service connection of acquired psychiatric disorder including panic disorder with agoraphobia and schizoaffective disorder.

The Board has withdrawn the appeal regarding service connection for PTSD. The claims of reopening service connection for neck and right shoulder disorders have been granted due to new and material evidence submitted since the prior final decisions.

The veteran's initial rating for his left foot fracture was denied, and a higher rating of 30% is granted starting February 1, 2002. Service connection for PTSD remains denied. The claim for service connection on the secondary basis for the left knee disability has been reopened.

The Board found that service connection is not warranted for PTSD or schizophrenia. The appellant's claims were denied as there was no evidence of a current disability related to service.

The Board has remanded the case due to a lack of opinion regarding the origin of the veteran's psychiatric disorder and for scheduling a hearing before a Veterans Law Judge.

The Board has determined that the veteran's current psychiatric disorder is not related to his time in active military service, and therefore denied his claim for service connection.

The Board has remanded the case for further development due to insufficient evidence regarding the onset of the veteran's schizophrenia and its relation to service.

The veteran's claims for service connection were denied as his conditions are not shown to be related to military service.

The Board has determined that the veteran's psychiatric condition was not incurred in or aggravated by service, and therefore denied his claim for service connection.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claimed acquired psychiatric disorder, including schizophrenia, was not incurred in or aggravated by service and therefore denied his claim for service connection.

The Board denied both the claim regarding CUE in the effective date of June 2, 1995 and the application to reopen the earlier effective date for schizophrenia.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a psychiatric disorder including post-traumatic stress disorder and hepatitis. The evidence does not support a finding of in-service disease or injury, nor is there sufficient continuity of symptomatology to establish a current disability.

The Board finds that the veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, is reasonably the result of service and grants service connection for this condition.

The Board denied the veteran's claims of entitlement to service connection for migraine headaches, left wrist disorder, and right wrist disorder. The claim regarding PTSD was withdrawn by the veteran prior to a decision being made.

The veteran's appeal has been dismissed due to the death of the veteran during the pendency of the appeal.

The veteran is seeking to establish service connection for his current psychiatric disorders, including paranoid schizophrenia and depression. The Board has ordered a remand due to the need for further development of evidence.

The case is being remanded to the RO for a hearing before a Veterans Law Judge at the RO. The veteran should be scheduled for this hearing as soon as practicable.