Acquired psychiatric disorder Board decisions

The Board remands the claims for service connection for hepatitis, eye disability as secondary to hepatitis, and acquired psychiatric disability as secondary to hepatitis for additional development.

The veteran's service-connected schizophrenia was rated at 100 percent, which is the maximum rating available.

The Board found that the reduction of the veteran's rating for schizophrenia from 100 percent to 50 percent was proper, but an earlier effective date for a 100 percent evaluation was not warranted.

The Board remands the case for an examination to determine the nature and etiology of any current psychiatric disorder, as well as to properly evaluate the current severity of the veteran's bilateral knee condition.

The Board denied service connection for a psychiatric disorder, right foot disorder to include pes planus and plantar callosities, chronic skin disorder to include a bilateral hand rash, and chronic irritable bowel syndrome as there was no evidence showing these conditions were incurred in or aggravated by active service.

The appeal is remanded to the RO for additional evidentiary development.

The claim for an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection and award of compensation for schizophrenia was denied as there is no evidence of a pending claim prior to June 9, 2005.

The veteran's paranoid schizophrenia is due to disease or injury that was incurred in active service.

The Board reopened the claim for service connection for schizophrenia based on new and material evidence, but denied the petition to reopen the claim for residuals of a head injury.

The veteran's claim for an increased rating for his psychiatric disorder is being remanded for a new VA examination to determine the current severity of his condition.

The veteran's claims for service connection for schizophrenia, degenerative disc disease of the spine, and diabetes mellitus type 2 were denied due to a lack of evidence linking these conditions to his military service.

The Board denied the claim, finding that the veteran's preexisting schizophrenia was not aggravated by active service.

The Board denied service connection for PTSD and found that new and material evidence had not been received to reopen a claim of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD.

The Board is remanding the case to the RO for further action, including obtaining private medical records and Social Security Administration (SSA) disability benefits records. The veteran's claim was previously denied because the evidence did not show that his current psychiatric disorder was incurred in or aggravated by military service, nor could psychosis be presumed to have been so incurred.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claim of service connection for psychiatric disability, claimed as depression. The rating assigned is 20 percent for residuals of a right ankle sprain with traumatic arthritis.

The veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions are denied as the evidence does not support a finding of in-service injury or disease, and no current disability is shown.

The veteran's appeals for service connection for various conditions were denied. The Board found no evidence of pleural thick thickening, and the preponderance of the evidence did not support service connection for memory loss or chronic fatigue.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for an abrasion on the right leg, a scar on the back of the head with migraines, and a psychiatric disorder including anxiety, depression, and bipolar disorder. The evidence did not establish a direct link between these conditions and his military service.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claim of service connection for a psychiatric disorder due to new and material evidence submitted since the last final denial. However, there is no persuasive medical evidence that his current psychiatric condition was incurred in or aggravated by military service.

The veteran's service-connected schizophrenia did not cause his death, and therefore the claim for DIC benefits based on the cause of death is denied. The veteran was previously rated as 10% disabled for schizophrenia.