Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2007

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for an examination to determine the nature and etiology of any psychiatric disability, including whether it is related to service.

The Board denied an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for schizophrenia, assigning a 100% disability rating effective October 29, 1999. The veteran's informal claim to reopen his schizophrenia claim was received by VA on October 29, 1999.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including a VA examination to determine if the veteran currently has an acquired psychiatric disorder that is related to his active duty service and whether he has PTSD related to verified in-service stressors.

The Board has reopened the claim of service connection for psychiatric disorder other than PTSD, but denied the claim as there is no competent evidence linking any current innocently acquired psychiatric disability to active service or inactive duty.

The veteran's spouse is seeking payment or reimbursement for medical expenses rendered at a non-VA facility from March 7, 2006 to April [redacted], 2006. The case has been remanded due to the need to consider various regulations and obtain additional records.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, finding that the evidence did not support a higher rating or service connection based on the claimed conditions.

The veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to outstanding records and the need for further medical examinations.

The Board is remanding the case for further development, including adjudicating whether new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the claim of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder. The veteran's second period of service with the United States Navy from December 1961 to May 1963 is also being considered as it may affect his character of discharge.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have a current diagnosis of PTSD and his psychiatric disability was not present in service or until many years thereafter, and is not shown to be related to service.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for further development, including verification of stressors and obtaining additional medical records.

The Board found no evidence of a nexus between the veteran's psychiatric disorder and his military service, thus denying his claim for service connection.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for a VA examination and additional records, including mental health treatment records from Fort Leonard Wood Hospital. The veteran's current psychiatric disability is being evaluated to determine if it is related to his military service.

The veteran's diagnosed schizophrenia, which was misdiagnosed as a personality disorder during service, is found to be related to his military service and granted service connection.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling a VA examination. The issues of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, entitlement to a compensable rating for hepatitis C, and entitlement to an increased rating for cirrhosis of the liver are pending.

The Board found that the veteran's present paranoid schizophrenia was not incurred or aggravated during active service and denied his claim for service connection.

The Board found that the veteran's hepatitis C and acquired psychiatric disorder were not incurred in or aggravated by service, nor are they proximately due to a service-connected disability. The claims for these conditions were denied.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate notice under the Veterans Claims Assistance Act of 2000 and the need for untranslated documents in Spanish.

The Board found that the veteran's current headache disorder is not service-connected, and his back disorder was also not service-connected.,There were no findings of a head or back injury during service.

The Board has determined that the veteran's psychiatric condition is related to service and grants service connection for a psychiatric disorder.