Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2006

The Board denied the appellant's claim for an earlier effective date for DIC benefits, finding that the earliest possible effective date is May 26, 2004.

The Board has remanded the case for further development and examination to determine if the veteran's current psychiatric disorders, including PTSD, are related to his military service.

The Board dismissed the motion to review for clear and unmistakable error in a previous decision that denied service connection, an increased rating, and a total disability rating.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development and to issue a statement of the case (SOC) regarding an increased rating for diabetes mellitus with associated erectile dysfunction. The issues of service connection for psychiatric disability, low back disorder, and tinea versicolor are also being remanded.

The Board denied service connection for a low back disability, psychiatric disability (claimed as depression), migraine headaches, left hip disability, and left knee disability. The reasons were that the claimed conditions are not shown to be related to service.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has not been received to reopen the veteran's claim of service connection for a psychiatric disorder, which was previously denied in May 1994. The newly submitted evidence does not relate to an unestablished fact necessary to substantiate the claim.

The Board found that the veteran does not currently have a stomach disorder or psychiatric disorder, and thus denied his claims for service connection.

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

The VA determined that the veteran's psychiatric disorder is not proximately due to or the result of his service-connected right shoulder bursitis and right elbow osteoarthritis.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been received to reopen the claim seeking service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder. The veteran's sworn testimony, a lay statement from his sister, and an industrial medicine examination all suggest psychiatric problems in the 1970s and a period of hospitalization at VA close in time to his discharge from service.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, finding that the evidence did not support a link between his active service and his current condition.

The Board has determined that the veteran's current schizoaffective disorder is not linked to his in-service personality disorder, and thus denied his claim for service connection.

The Board has determined that the veteran's paranoid schizophrenia was not incurred during service and is not related to any in-service event or exposure. As a result, the claim for service connection for paranoid schizophrenia is denied.

The Board has determined that further development and a medical examination are necessary to address the veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and paranoid schizophrenia. The case is REMANDED for these actions.

The Board has remanded the case due to failure to comply with prior remand instructions and additional development is required.

The Board has remanded the case for further development due to incomplete verification of the appellant's Reserve service period after discharge from ACDUTRA through March 31, 1980.

The Board denied the veteran's claims of entitlement to service connection for various conditions, including an acquired psychiatric disorder, hypertension, a systolic murmur, dysplasia, Achilles tendonitis, hip disorders, and sleep apnea. The evidence did not support these claims.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining updated medical records and conducting further examinations to address service connection claims.

The Board is considering whether new and material evidence has been presented to reopen the veteran's claim of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder. The case will be remanded to obtain additional medical records.

The Board denied the veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including paranoid type schizophrenia in a September 1989 decision. The RO denied claims of entitlement to service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including paranoid type schizophrenia when it issued unappealed rating decisions in March 1998, January 2000, November 2001, and January 2002. Evidence received since the January 2002 final rating decision has been previously considered by the decisionmakers in the denial of the claim of entitlement to service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including paranoid type schizophrenia, and as such is duplicative and redundant.