Acquired psychiatric disorder Board decisions

The Board has determined that the veteran's schizophrenia began during his military service and grants service connection for this condition.

The Board has determined that service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder is not warranted due to a lack of credible evidence relating the claimed disability to service.

The Board found no clear and unmistakable error in the May 31, 1978 decision that denied service connection for schizophrenia.

The Board has remanded the veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient examination reports addressing whether his current psychiatric disability and seizure disorder are related to documented inservice injuries.

The veteran's claims for increased ratings for otitis media, left ear hearing loss, and schizophrenia have been denied. The highest possible rating of 10 percent has been assigned for each condition.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete information and a need for further development, including obtaining SSA records and providing proper VCAA notice.

The veteran's schizophrenia is rated at 100% and his lower back disability is rated at 40%. The veteran meets the criteria for SMC based on need for aid and attendance, but does not meet the criteria for an earlier effective date for TDIU.

The veteran seeks service connection for schizophrenia, which the Board has remanded due to incomplete medical records and need for further examination.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have PTSD, an acquired psychiatric disorder (other than PTSD), a back condition, a right wrist disorder, a right ankle disorder, a right knee disorder, or a right shoulder disorder as a result of his service. The claims for these conditions are therefore denied.

The Board denied the appellant's claims for service connection for hepatitis C, bilateral pes planus, and a psychiatric illness. The decision found that there was insufficient evidence to support these claims.

The veteran's claims for increased ratings were withdrawn at his hearing. The case is being remanded to obtain additional psychiatric records and provide the veteran with a new examination.

The veteran's appeal is denied as the Board finds that an effective date prior to October 17, 2002 for service connection of schizophrenia, paranoid type, is not warranted.

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

The Board denied service connection for the cause of the veteran's death due to his service-connected schizophrenia. The claim was not reopened because the new evidence presented is either cumulative or redundant.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for chronic asthma and a chronic acquired psychiatric disability, finding that these claims are decided on the merits without any presumption or new evidence.

The veteran is seeking service connection for a mental disorder, but the case has been remanded due to the need for additional development and examination.

The Board found that the submitted evidence was not new and material, thus denying the veteran's attempt to reopen his claim of service connection for paranoid schizophrenia with anxiety reaction.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for a chronic acquired psychiatric disorder to include depression.

The veteran's schizophrenia is presumed to have been incurred during service, and he was granted service connection for PTSD. His back disability has been rated at 20 percent since June 17, 1996.

The Board found that the veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder is not related to his active service and denied the claim.