Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2010

The Board has determined that an effective date of May 6, 1980 for the award of service connection for status-post fracture right fifth finger is warranted. The Veteran's claim for an acquired psychiatric disability will be remanded to obtain additional medical records and personnel information.

The Veteran's service-connected schizophrenia and duodenal ulcer meet the schedular requirements for a TDIU, as his combined rating is at least 70%.

The Board denied service connection for PTSD in March 1984 and found no new and material evidence to reopen the claim in February 2003. The Veteran is contesting these decisions on grounds of CUE.

The Veteran is in need of regular aid and attendance due to his service-connected schizophrenia, which exposes him to health hazards or dangers associated with untreated medical disorders.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for schizophrenia has been reopened, but the evidence does not support a finding that his mental health disability was caused by military service or VA treatment. The 1151 claim for compensation due to VA medical treatment is denied.

The VA determined that the Veteran's current psychiatric disorder is not related to his military service.

The Board found that the Veteran's current hypertension and psychiatric disorder were not incurred or aggravated by service, including exposure to herbicides. The claims for service connection are denied.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to outstanding VA medical records and the need for further examination. The Veteran is also requested to provide authorization for obtaining private medical records.

The Veteran's claims for increased rating and TDIU are being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining Social Security Administration records and a VA examination.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining VA treatment records and scheduling a VA examination.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, including bipolar disorder, paranoia, depression, schizophrenia, and PTSD. The Veteran's deviated nasal septum was rated at 10 percent.

The Veteran's appeal seeking an effective date prior to September 9, 1988 for the grant of service connection for chronic paranoid schizophrenia is dismissed due to procedural issues.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, including schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and PTSD. The Veteran was also denied a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU).

The Board has remanded the case to the AMC for further development, including scheduling a VA psychiatric examination.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not meet the minimum schedular percentage standards for a total disability rating for compensation based on individual unemployability.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for left ear hearing loss, right ear hearing loss, and tinnitus has been granted. The Board found that the Veteran met the VA standards for these conditions during his military service.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim for service connection for paranoid schizophrenia based on new and material evidence submitted since the January 2006 decision letter. The case is now remanded to determine if a current psychiatric disability, including paranoid schizophrenia, began during or within one year of service.

The Veteran seeks service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD. The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the nature and etiology of his current psychiatric condition.

The Board has determined that the appellant does not have current diagnoses of hearing loss in either ear or an acquired psychiatric disorder, and therefore service connection for these conditions is denied.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim of service connection for a variously diagnosed psychiatric disability and is now considering it de novo. The Veteran's new evidence, provided by Dr. D.K., indicates that his current psychiatric symptoms have persisted since service and relates to the unestablished fact needed to substantiate the claim.