Acquired psychiatric disorder Board decisions

The Board has remanded the case for further development and consideration of whether new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen a claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Board denied service connection for a gastrointestinal disorder and an acquired psychiatric disorder, finding no evidence of such conditions during military service or any link to military service.

The Board has determined that there is no evidence linking the veteran's current acquired psychiatric disorder to service, and thus denied the claim for service connection.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, rheumatoid arthritis, and bilateral knee disabilities. The claim for increased evaluation of lumbosacral strain was not addressed as it had already been resolved.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical evidence to decide whether the veteran's schizophrenia is related to his military service. The RO must arrange for a VA examination and obtain additional records before deciding the claim.

The veteran is seeking an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for paranoid schizophrenia, which was granted in July 2000. The case is being remanded to obtain additional evidence and determine if a different effective date should be assigned.

The Board denied the veteran's request to reopen his claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder, including schizophrenia and depression. The evidence submitted did not raise a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claim.

The Board found no evidence of a current low back strain or an acquired psychiatric disability that is related to service. The veteran's claims were denied.

The case is being remanded for additional development of the veteran's service records and medical history.

The Board has remanded the case to the RO for compliance with instructions in a Joint Motion, including obtaining certain records and providing notice.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an earlier effective date of August 8, 1988, for the grant of service connection and assignment of a 100 percent rating for chronic undifferentiated schizophrenia.

The Board has denied the veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), finding that his current psychiatric disability is not related to his service.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and granted service connection for chronic paranoid schizophrenia, finding that the symptoms in service represent the onset of his currently diagnosed condition.

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

The Board denied the request to reopen a previously denied claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder and also denied the veteran's claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 due to lack of new and material evidence, as well as failure to meet the criteria for additional disability caused by VA hospital treatment.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining Social Security records and arranging for a VA examination to address the etiology of the veteran's back disorder.

The veteran's schizophrenia, undifferentiated type, is currently rated at 70 percent and has been increased to a maximum of 100 percent due to total occupational impairment.

The Board granted service connection for schizophrenia on the basis of incurrence during active service. The claims for bilateral hearing loss, rheumatoid arthritis, and PTSD were denied. The claim to reopen the previously denied claim of service connection for schizophrenia was granted.

The veteran's service-connected lumbar spine disability is found to be the primary cause of his gastrointestinal, genitourinary, and psychiatric disabilities.

The Board denied an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for a back disability and paranoid schizophrenia, finding no evidence to support such claim prior to June 5, 1997.