Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2005

The Board has remanded the veteran's claims for service connection due to incomplete development of evidence, specifically regarding records from the Social Security Administration.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining SSA records and scheduling a VA psychiatric examination.

The Board has remanded the veteran's claims for service connection due to incomplete records and the need for further development.

The Board denied an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, finding that the earliest possible effective date is December 6, 1994, when the veteran filed a reopened claim. The Board concluded that the preponderance of evidence did not support an earlier effective date.

The case is being remanded for additional development of the appellant's medical records and Social Security Administration (SSA) disability benefits claim.

The veteran's claim for an increased rating for undifferentiated schizophrenia is granted, and his TDIU claim is dismissed as moot due to the grant of a 100% schedular rating.

The Board's decision was reversed by the Court, and the veteran is now entitled to a 100 percent evaluation for schizophrenia, paranoid type on and after October 1, 1989.

The veteran was found to be entitled to a 100% disability rating for his service-connected psychiatric disorder as of January 5, 1984, which is considered total disability. The effective date has been established based on the evidence available at that time.

The Board has ordered a remand for further development, including obtaining the veteran's complete service personnel records and conducting a VA psychiatric examination to determine if PTSD was diagnosed and its etiology.

The Board denied the veteran's claim to reopen his service connection for a psychiatric disorder, finding that no new and material evidence had been presented.

The VA determined that the veteran's service-connected schizophrenic reaction warrants a 10 percent disability rating, which is the current and lowest available rating under the applicable diagnostic code.

The veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, is being remanded to the RO for further development and consideration. The case will be returned to the Board after completion of this development.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to the need for a VA examination to determine if the veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including schizophrenia, is related to his military service.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development of his claims, including obtaining medical records and scheduling examinations.

The veteran's attempt to revise previous reductions in his disability evaluation for schizophrenia from June 1982 to March 1985 is denied. The Board found that the criteria for an evaluation in excess of 50 percent had not been met during the relevant time period.

The Board has remanded the case for further development due to incomplete medical records and need for additional examinations.

The veteran is seeking service connection for a psychiatric disorder. The VA has determined that additional evidence and an examination are needed to make a determination.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claim for service connection for schizophrenia due to new evidence submitted. The case is now REMANDED for further development and consideration.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for hearing loss, an acquired psychiatric disability (Bipolar Disorder), and vision loss. The decision found that new evidence did not raise a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claim for hearing loss, and that there was no link between any current psychiatric or eye disabilities and service.

The Board found that the veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder did not exist prior to service and was not aggravated by service. Therefore, it denied the claim for service connection.