Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2008

The case is remanded to the Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA) for further development and readjudication of the veteran's claims.

The Board found that the veteran's schizophrenia pre-existed his military service and was not aggravated during such service, thus denying service connection for a psychiatric disorder.

The Board remands the case for further development, including VA examinations to determine the nature and etiology of any psychiatric or lung disorders.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, as there was no current diagnosis of PTSD and the veteran's diagnosed psychiatric disorders were unrelated to his period of service.

The Board remands the case to ensure completion of development previously ordered, including obtaining records from identified treatment providers.

The Board found that the veteran's schizophrenia was incurred during active duty service, but drug dependency and hypertension did not meet the criteria for a compensable rating.

The veteran failed to report for a scheduled VA examination, and his claim was denied due to this failure.

The appeal is remanded to the RO for further development of evidence related to the veteran's claims.

The veteran's claims for service connection for left knee, right knee, migraine headaches, chin and head injury, acquired psychiatric disorder (claimed as depression), and residuals of a right hand 5th metacarpal fracture were denied.

The veteran's claim for an increased rating and service connection for a psychiatric disorder is being remanded to the RO for further development.

The Board denied the veteran's applications to reopen claims for service connection for amputation of the right index finger and schizophrenia, as new and material evidence was not provided.

The appeal is remanded to the RO for further development of evidence, including attempts to locate service medical records and any related discharge documents.

The appeal is remanded to the RO for further development of evidence, including obtaining SSA records and private medical records.

The Board remands the case for additional development, specifically to obtain an addendum opinion regarding the etiology of hypertension and to address issues related to headaches and psychiatric disability.

The Board denied service connection for a psychiatric disorder as it was not shown to have been incurred or aggravated in active military service and is not proximately due to or the result of any service-connected disability.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for paranoid schizophrenia as there was no evidence of this disorder during service or within one year after separation, and the earliest documentation of the condition was in December 1980.

The appeal is remanded for further development of the evidence.

The Board denied a rating higher than 30 percent for psychiatric disability from November 1, 1992, through September 22, 2000. The veteran's service-connected disabilities have resulted in physical and mental incapacity, which requires care or assistance on a regular basis to protect him from hazards or dangers incident to his daily environment.

The veteran's schizophrenia is not productive of occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity due to such symptoms as flattened affect; circumstantial, circumlocutory, or stereotyped speech; panic attacks more than once a week; difficulty in understanding complex commands; impairment of short- and long-term memory; impaired judgment; impaired abstract thinking; disturbances of motivation and mood; or difficulty in establishing and maintaining effective work and social relationships.

The Board remands the case for an additional VA examination to determine if the veteran's major depressive disorder is aggravated by his service-connected bilateral knee disability.