Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2006

The Board has decided the case needs further review due to incomplete medical records and requires a VA examination to determine if service complaints were prodromal symptoms of schizophrenia.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals has determined that the veteran's diagnosed psychiatric disorders have not been related to service and competent medical evidence does not indicate they had their onset in service. Therefore, the claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder is denied.

The veteran seeks service connection for a claimed PTSD and other acquired psychiatric disorders. The Board has ordered additional development, including verification of stressor events in service and a VA examination to determine the nature and severity of his psychiatric disability.

The veteran's current paranoid schizophrenia is found to be related to his military service, and the Board grants service connection for this condition.

The veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, is being remanded due to the need for a personal hearing.

The Board found that the veteran's claimed psychiatric conditions, including psychotic disorder, schizophrenia of the paranoid type, schizoaffective disorder, and post-traumatic stress disorder, were not incurred in or aggravated by service. The claim was denied.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claimed disabilities are not service-connected, with no evidence of exposure to ionizing radiation during his military service.

The Board has determined that the veteran's paranoid schizophrenia is due to disease or injury incurred in service, and this claim is granted. The claim for hypertension remains denied as there is no evidence of a current disability related to service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a psychiatric disability, increased evaluations for prostatitis and various joints, and failed to reopen his claim due to lack of evidence.

The veteran's claimed conditions, including ulcerative colitis, seizure disorder, psychiatric disorder (anxiety/stress), and respiratory disorder (reactive airway disease and chronic cough) are not shown to have had their clinical onset in service or be due to any event or incident therein. Therefore, the claims for service connection are denied.

The Board found that the veteran's current psychiatric disorder did not arise in or was not caused by service, and thus denied his claim for service connection.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals found that the veteran does not have an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, which is related to his military service.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including a VA examination to determine if any psychiatric disorder is due to active military service.

The Board has remanded the case due to unclear medical evidence and a need for additional examination. The veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disability is pending.

The VA determined that the veteran's schizophrenia, undifferentiated type, warranted a 50 percent evaluation based on his symptoms and functional impairment.

The Board has granted the veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder, including paranoid schizophrenia, depression, and obsessive-compulsive disorder. The evidence supports that these conditions are related to military service.

The Board is remanding the case to obtain additional evidence, including service personnel records for 1990 and Social Security Administration medical records. The appellant's claim will be reopened if new and material evidence is received.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for additional development, including obtaining medical records and conducting VA examinations.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, and denied entitlement to an earlier effective date than May 21, 1992, for NSC disability pension benefits.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete development and need for additional examinations. The veteran's claims of increased rating, secondary service connection for skin cancer, and secondary service connection for psychiatric disability are pending.