Acquired psychiatric disorder Board decisions

The veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder is denied. His claims for increased ratings for his left knee disability and for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability are also denied.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claimed conditions, including peripheral neuropathy of the upper and lower extremities and an acquired psychiatric disorder, were not incurred or aggravated during her period of active military service. The evidence does not support a finding of service connection for any of these conditions.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for additional development, including a VA examination and consideration of all evidence.

The Board finds that the preponderance of the evidence is against the veteran's claims for service connection for hepatitis C and an acquired psychiatric disorder. The claim for TDIU will be REMANDED due to additional development being required.

The Board found no evidence of a psychiatric disorder in service or within one year after discharge, and concluded that the current psychiatric disorder is not related to military service.

The veteran's son was not found to be permanently incapable of self-support prior to his 18th birthday, based on the evidence provided.

The Board denied the veteran's motion alleging clear and unmistakable error (CUE) in their March 2002 decision that denied an effective date prior to March 21, 1989 for service connection of chronic psychiatric disability (diagnosed as paranoid schizophrenia).

The Board has remanded the case for further proceedings consistent with a November 2006 memorandum decision from the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, which vacated the previous denial and ordered the matter back to the Board for further action. The veteran is required to be provided with VCAA notice regarding evidence from sources other than service records or behavior changes that may support his claim, as well as information on how a disability rating and effective date would be established.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete records and needs to obtain additional information before deciding whether new evidence supports reopening the claim for service connection of a psychiatric disorder.

The veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD was granted effective November 8, 2001.

The Board denied the veteran's attempt to reopen his claim for service connection of schizophrenia, finding that no new and material evidence had been submitted.

The veteran's appeal for an increased rating for his service-connected paranoid schizophrenia has been dismissed as he withdrew his appeal in writing before the Board could make a decision.

The Board found that the veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including schizophrenia and obsessive-compulsive disorder, was not incurred or aggravated in service. The lower back condition claim is remanded for further development.

The veteran seeks service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including paranoid schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and major depressive disorder. The case is being remanded due to incomplete medical records and the need to obtain Social Security Administration records.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has not been submitted to reopen the veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder, as the newly submitted evidence does not relate the current condition to his period of honorable service.

The Board found that new and material evidence had not been presented to reopen the claims of service connection for schizophrenia and post-traumatic stress disorder, as the additional medical evidence did not demonstrate a nexus between any current psychiatric disorders and service.

The Board has granted service connection for cubital tunnel syndrome and assigned a noncompensable evaluation. The veteran's claim for an increased rating is denied.

The Board found that the veteran's service-connected schizophrenia has resulted in a somewhat depressed mood, occasional anxiety, auditory hallucinations, and chronic sleep impairment but generally not resulting in occupational and social impairment with occasional decrease in work efficiency and intermittent periods of inability to perform occupational tasks. Therefore, the criteria for a disability rating higher than 10 percent for service-connected schizophrenia have not been met.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including right ear hearing loss, hypercholesterolemia, a left shoulder condition, and a left knee condition. The veteran was not granted an increased rating for her lumbosacral strain with minimal degenerative changes.

The Board has ordered a VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of any diagnosed psychiatric disorder, including PTSD. The appellant is also asked to provide more detailed information about alleged in-service events that may have contributed to his current conditions.