Acquired psychiatric disorder Board decisions

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete records and further development is needed before a final decision can be made.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claim for service connection for schizophrenia, paranoid type, and has granted the claim in full. The evidence submitted since the May 1999 denial shows that the veteran's schizophrenia developed during his military service.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claim for service connection for psychiatric disorders, including schizophrenia and bulimia. The VA will now consider whether these conditions are related to her military service or any incident therein.

The Board denied service connection for hypertension and an acquired psychiatric disorder. The decision is final as the veteran did not appeal within one year of the denial.

The Board found the veteran incompetent to manage his VA benefits due to his service-connected psychiatric condition.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and a skin disability. The claim was reopened based on new evidence, but the claims were ultimately denied.

The Board has remanded the veteran's case for further development, including obtaining VA and private treatment records, providing updated VCAA notice, and affording the veteran a psychiatric examination to determine if his current psychiatric disorders are related to service.

The Board has granted an effective date of July 2, 1991 for a 100% rating for schizophrenia. The original claim was filed in 1976 and the effective date cannot be made retroactive to that time.

The Board found that the veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder was not incurred or aggravated by service and denied his claim.

The veteran's low back disorder and psychiatric disorder are found to be related to service, resulting in a grant of service connection for both conditions.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for additional development, including obtaining medical records and providing a VA psychiatric examination.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection of an acquired psychiatric disorder, concluding that his symptoms were due to a personality disorder rather than being incurred or aggravated during service.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the veteran's mental disorder and its connection to service. The claim will be reconsidered after further development.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a back disorder and an innocently acquired psychiatric disorder due to lack of evidence linking these conditions to his military service.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claims for increased rating for right knee disability, service connection for a right hip and ankle disabilities, and reopening of psychiatric disability claims are REMANDED to the RO/AMC.

The Board has dismissed the appeal due to the veteran's death, and no jurisdiction remains to adjudicate the merits of these claims.

The Board has decided to remand the case for further development, including a VA examination and opinion regarding whether any current psychiatric disorder is related to the veteran's military service.

The VA denied an increased disability rating for schizophrenia, paranoid type, finding that the veteran's condition only manifested moderate occupational and social impairment.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete medical records and the need for further investigation into the appellant's psychiatric condition prior to her age of 18, as well as any SSA benefits she may have received.

The Board has ordered a remand due to the need for further development and examination of the veteran's psychiatric condition.