Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2005

The veteran is seeking service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder. The claim will be remanded to allow for further development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling a VA examination.

The veteran's degenerative arthritis of the lumbar spine is granted service connection. Parkinson's disease, hand and body tremors (not related to Parkinson's), and an acquired psychiatric disability are denied as not incurred in or aggravated by service.

The Board has remanded the case due to new evidence submitted by the veteran and a need for further consideration of his claim.

The veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, was denied as there is no objective evidence of an in-service stressor sufficient to support a diagnosis of PTSD and the veteran does not have a current psychiatric disorder related to his military service.

The Board denied service connection for schizophrenia, finding that the veteran's mental problems did not manifest within a year of discharge and were not related to active service.

The veteran has withdrawn their appeal, so the case is dismissed.

The Board has determined that an effective date of July 28, 1983 for the grant of service connection for schizophrenia is granted.

The Board found that the cause of the veteran's death, cirrhosis of the liver due to alcohol use, was proximately due to his service-connected schizophrenia. The appellant's claim for DIC under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1318 is dismissed as there is no potential for additional benefit under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1318.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been presented to reopen the veteran's claims for service connection for chronic post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and a chronic acquired psychiatric disorder. The veteran's application is granted.

The Board found no evidence linking the veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder to his military service, including any claimed in-service stressors. The claim was denied.

The Board has granted service connection for the appellant's acquired psychiatric disorder, which is considered to have been aggravated by military service. The other issues of service connection for residuals of a nasal fracture, sinusitis, and headaches are not addressed as they were remanded.

The Board has determined that the veteran's schizophrenia is likely to have had its onset during service, and thus grants service connection for this condition.

The Board denied the veteran's request to reopen her claim of service connection for a psychiatric disability, finding that the additional evidence submitted was not new and material.

The Board has determined that the evidence received since the July 2000 rating decision is not new and material, thus denying the veteran's request to reopen his claim of service connection for paranoid schizophrenia.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete verification of the veteran's claimed PTSD stressors. The veteran is seeking service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, specifically PTSD.

The Board is remanding the case to the RO for compliance with VCAA notice provisions and further development.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a right shoulder disability and a psychiatric disorder (major depression) as there is no evidence of such conditions during or within one year after service, and the current disabilities are not related to service.

The veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder has been reopened and granted. The veteran's uveitis/iritis is currently rated at 20 percent, and the issue of a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disability is remanded.

The Board has remanded the case to the RO for further development, including obtaining records from a psychiatrist and SSA disability benefits information. The veteran's claim will be reconsidered based on all evidence of record.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development due to new evidence and incomplete information regarding stressors and medical records.