Acquired psychiatric disorder Board decisions

The Board has ordered additional development to obtain medical records and a medical opinion regarding the relationship between the veteran's service-connected psychiatric disorders, including medications prescribed for such, and his cause of death.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an earlier effective date of June 7, 2001 for service connection and award of disability compensation benefits for paranoid schizophrenia.

The Board has determined that a new VA examination is needed to determine the nature and etiology of any current psychiatric disorder, as it may be related to the veteran's period of active duty service from October 1966 to January 1970.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development due to incomplete evidence and inadequate VCAA notice.

The veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder is being remanded due to the need to obtain information from the Social Security Administration.

The veteran seeks service connection for a current psychiatric disorder, which he believes is related to his active service in Vietnam. The RO will need to verify any claimed in-service stressors and schedule the veteran for a VA psychiatric examination to determine if his current psychiatric condition is etiologically related to an in-service event.

The Board has reopened the claim of service connection for a psychiatric disorder and granted an increased rating to 40 percent for lumbar paravertebral myositis. The other issues remain unresolved.

The Board denied the veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, including PTSD. The Board concluded that there was no evidence linking his current psychiatric disorder to his military service.

The Board has determined that the veteran is competent to handle VA benefits, including disbursement of funds.

The Board has remanded the case for further development and consideration, including obtaining additional evidence and a VA psychiatric examination.

The Board has determined that the veteran's schizophrenia is service-connected and granted his claim. The gunshot wound of the right foot was not service-connected, but the reopening of this claim was granted due to new evidence.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have PTSD or Schizophrenia and that these conditions are not related to her service. Therefore, the claims for service connection for both conditions were denied.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the veteran's claim for service connection for paranoid schizophrenia. The Board also found that the veteran's schizophrenia was not incurred or aggravated during active military service, and its incurrence or aggravation during such service may not be presumed.

The Board found that the veteran did not meet the criteria for service connection for any of his claimed conditions, as there was no evidence of a current disability or a link to active service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims of service connection for a right eye condition, paranoid schizophrenia, and a back disorder due to lack of evidence linking these conditions to his military service.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims of entitlement to service connection for psychiatric, gastrointestinal, right leg, bilateral hand, and dental disabilities. The evidence does not support a finding that any of these conditions are related to military service.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete records and insufficient notice, including a lack of information on the type of evidence needed for a disability rating and effective date.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disability, finding no evidence of such a condition during or within one year after his military service.

The Board has remanded the case to the RO for further development, including a VA psychiatric examination and obtaining additional medical records. The veteran's claim will be reconsidered based on the new evidence.

The Board denied the reopening of a claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder, finding that no new and material evidence had been received to support the claim.