Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2010

The Veteran's claim for increased ratings for an acquired psychiatric disorder was denied. The rating prior to June 19, 2007 was not in excess of 10 percent and the rating from June 19, 2007 onwards was not in excess of 30 percent.

The Board denied reopening of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, including schizophrenia. The claim for tonsillitis was also denied. Service connection for a back disorder was not established.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability is being remanded due to the Veteran's hospitalization on the day of the scheduled hearing. The case will be handled by scheduling a Travel Board hearing before a Veterans Law Judge.

The Veteran's claims for CUE in the 1991 and 1993 rating decisions were denied, as well as his claim for an effective date prior to November 4, 2004, for service connection of PTSD.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining SSA records and scheduling a VA examination to determine if any diagnosed disability is related to service. The Veteran's claims will be further adjudicated based on the new evidence and evaluation.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for a Travel Board hearing. Service connection will be decided based on the merits of his claims.

The Board has remanded the case due to a procedural defect, specifically failing to issue a Statement of the Case addressing the earlier effective date for service connection of paranoid schizophrenia. The appellant must be provided with this statement and given time to file an appeal if she wishes.

The Veteran has a bilateral foot disability that is related to active service and is granted service connection.

The Board found that the Veteran's current psychiatric disorders, including bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, and schizoaffective disorder, did not originate in service or for many years thereafter and are not related to any incident during active service.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining military police incident reports and VA examinations to assess his psychiatric disorders and skin disability.

The Veteran's unauthorized medical expenses incurred at Lee Memorial Hospital were denied as they did not meet the criteria for reimbursement under VA regulations or the Millennium Health Care Act.

The Veteran's claims for service connection and increased ratings were denied. The Board found that the evidence did not meet the criteria for a higher initial rating for his bilateral knee disability prior to August 10, 2007, or for either knee as of August 10, 2007.

The Board finds that the Veteran's current psychiatric disorder, including residuals of a brain tumor and schizophrenia, is due to disease or injury incurred in active service. The claim for service connection for residuals of a brain tumor related to a motor vehicle accident during active service is denied.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, specifically schizophrenia, was denied as a matter of law due to his failure to report for a scheduled VA examination.

The Veteran's claim of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, schizoaffective disorder, schizophrenia, depression, and bipolar disorder is being remanded due to the need for additional development. The case will be reviewed after obtaining VA treatment records from Southern Arizona VA Healthcare System and scheduling a VA psychiatric examination.

The Board denied the appellant's claim of service connection for schizophrenia in May 1987. The current evidence does not provide new and material evidence to reopen this claim, as it is based on a finding that the disorder was pre-existing and not incurred or aggravated during service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for asthma, PTSD, and skin disability of the scalp. The decision also addressed whether new and material evidence had been received to reopen claims for an acquired psychiatric disability other than PTSD.

The Board found that the January 1973 rating decision did not contain clear and unmistakable error in denying a disability rating in excess of 10 percent for service-connected schizophrenia. The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for TDIU benefits was also denied.

The Veteran's claims for service connection were denied, and the issues of entitlement to increased ratings and earlier effective dates were also addressed. The Board found that new evidence did not reopen a claim for diabetes mellitus, and denied other claims.