Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2008

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining service medical records and VA treatment records. The veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder is pending.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for residuals of gunshot wounds to the head with loss of memory and an acquired psychiatric disorder, finding that there was no evidence of a current disability or a nexus between any claimed conditions and active service.

The veteran's appeal has been withdrawn, and the Board does not have jurisdiction to consider his claim for an initial compensable rating for service-connected chronic myositis, right scapular muscle.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an earlier effective date for a 100% disability rating for schizophrenia and TDIU, finding that no earlier unadjudicated claim was presented.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claimed conditions are not related to his military service and therefore denied all claims for service connection.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claims for service connection have been denied. The appeals were not successful in establishing new and material evidence or substantiating the underlying claims.

The Board found that the veteran's current back, diabetes mellitus, and psychiatric disabilities are not related to his active duty service. The claims for service connection were denied.

The veteran is attempting to reopen his claim for service connection for paranoid schizophrenia. The RO has remanded the case due to insufficient notice and a need to obtain additional evidence, including Social Security Administration records and statements from individuals who served with him in the Army.

The veteran's service-connected schizophrenia does not meet the criteria for special monthly compensation based on need for regular aid and attendance of another person or being housebound.

The veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, is being remanded due to the need to verify stressors and obtain a VA examination.