Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2009

The veteran's service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder (schizophrenia) was granted, resolving reasonable doubt in the veteran's favor based on competent medical evidence showing that his current condition had its onset during or within one year of his discharge from service.

The appeal is remanded to obtain additional evidence and ensure compliance with the Kent v. Nicholson ruling.

The Board denied service connection for a psychiatric disorder and residuals of a back injury, as the claimed disabilities were not present until many years after the appellant's honorable service and have not been linked to service by any competent evidence.

The appeal is remanded to the RO for further development and consideration of the issues on appeal.

The appeal is remanded to the RO for further development of evidence related to the appellant's service medical records and private treatment records.

The Board found that the veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, low back disability, and tinnitus did not have onset during his active service or within one year of service and were not caused or aggravated by his active service.

The Board denied the veteran's petition to reopen his claim for service connection for schizophrenia, as new and material evidence was not submitted.

The Board denied the veteran's claim to reopen his claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder, finding that new and material evidence had not been submitted.

The appeal is remanded to the RO for further development, including a VA examination.

The appeal is remanded for additional development, including a VA examination to determine the current extent of the veteran's service-connected left hydrocele and an opinion on whether any acquired psychiatric disorder was caused or aggravated by a service-connected condition.

The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including a psychiatric disorder other than post-traumatic stress disorder, hypertension, congestive heart failure, kidney disease, arthritis of the hands, chronic fatigue syndrome, and back disability. The claims to reopen for arthritis of the knees and stress fractures of the legs and feet were also denied.

The appeal is being remanded to the RO for further development and a re-adjudication of the veteran's claims.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for a chronic acquired psychiatric disorder, to include paranoid schizophrenia, as there was no evidence of a current diagnosis other than schizophrenia and no evidence that the condition manifested during or as a result of active duty.

The Board remands the case for a VA opinion to determine whether any current psychiatric disorder is etiologically related to in-service head trauma.

The Board denied service connection for PTSD due to unverified stressors, but granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder as a result of the veteran's service-connected heart disease.

The veteran's claim for service connection for a dental disorder, claimed as bleeding gums, was denied because periodontal disease is not a compensable condition.

The Board granted the veteran's petition to reopen his claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, but remanded the claims for service connection and hypothyroidism.

The veteran is granted a higher initial 100 percent schedular rating for schizophrenia retroactively effective from May 21, 1996. The claim for an earlier effective date for the TDIU is dismissed.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for lumbar degenerative disc disease and an acquired psychiatric disorder, finding no evidence of a nexus between these conditions and his military service.

The veteran's claim for special monthly compensation (SMC) based on the need for regular aid and attendance is being remanded to further develop and adjudicate a related service connection claim.