Acquired psychiatric disorder Board decisions

The appeal is being remanded to obtain additional evidence and ensure compliance with the Veterans Claims Assistance Act of 2000.

The claim for service connection for a back disability was reopened as new and material evidence was submitted, but the claims for service connection for left leg, bilateral ankle, and bilateral foot disabilities were remanded. The claim for service connection for a psychiatric disability, to include PTSD, was denied.

The veteran's service-connected paranoid schizophrenia is shown to have been productive of total social and industrial impairment during the course of the appeal, warranting a 100 percent disability rating.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including schizophrenia, depression and PTSD, as there was no evidence of a psychiatric condition during or within one year after service, and the current conditions were not shown to be related to his military service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection and reopening of his claims for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for lumbar and cervical spine disorders, as well as a claim for service connection for psychiatric disability.

The veteran's claim for service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) or other acquired psychiatric disorder was remanded to obtain additional evidence and a VA examination.

The Board denied service connection for a right knee disability and a psychiatric disorder as there was no evidence of a current chronic condition related to the veteran's active military duty.

The Board remands the veteran's claim for service connection for paranoid schizophrenia to obtain additional evidence regarding a pre-service incident and his in-service psychological records.

The Board denied service connection for a low back disorder and an acquired psychiatric disorder as there was no evidence of chronic conditions in service, and the current disorders were not related to active duty.

The veteran withdrew his appeal for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder before the Board made a decision.

The Board denied service connection for elevated cholesterol, an acquired psychiatric disorder (depression), an airway disorder, bilateral hearing loss, and migraine headaches. The veteran was also denied a higher initial rating for his right shoulder disorder.

The appeal seeking to reopen a claim of service connection for a psychiatric disability (other than PTSD) was denied because new and material evidence had not been received.

The Board denied the veteran's appeal to reopen a claim for service connection for a psychiatric disability, as no new and material evidence was received.

The appeal is remanded to the RO for issuance of a statement of the case regarding service connection for a psychiatric disorder.

The veteran's heart disability manifested by atrial and supraventricular dysrhythmia with exercise clearly and unmistakably existed prior to service and was not aggravated thereby. The veteran is not shown to have a cervical spine condition, headaches, sinus condition, an innocently acquired psychiatric condition, low back condition, hiatal hernia with reflux or other stomach condition due to disease or injury that was incurred in or aggravated by active service.

The appeal was denied for service connection of PTSD, and the effective date for a 60 percent rating for prostatitis was set to January 27, 2006. The veteran withdrew his appeal regarding tinea pedis.

The veteran was granted service connection for chronic paranoid schizophrenia effective March 13, 1989, and a 100 percent rating was assigned.

The Board remands the claim for a VA psychiatric examination to determine if the veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder is related to service.

The appeal is remanded to the RO for proper VCAA notice and development.

The Board denied service connection for a thyroid disorder, postoperative total hysterectomy, renal calculi, and a psychiatric disability. The claim to reopen the back condition was not addressed in this decision.