Acquired psychiatric disorder Board decisions

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for psychiatric disability and nerve damage, finding that new and material evidence had not been received to reopen the claims.

The Board has determined that the effective date for a grant of service connection for schizophrenia should be January 2, 1990.

The Board has remanded the case due to deficiencies in VCAA notice and further development is required.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining hospital records from Brooke Army Medical Center. The veteran's claim of service connection for a psychiatric disorder remains under review.

The Board has reopened the claim and granted service connection for a psychiatric disorder, finding that new evidence supports a link between the veteran's current condition and his active military service.

The VA denied the veteran's claim for an increased rating for his schizophrenia, undifferentiated type, as it did not meet the criteria for a higher disability evaluation.

The competent and probative medical evidence does not associate the veteran's chronic acquired psychiatric disability, identified as schizophrenia, with his active military service on any basis, nor does it establish that a psychosis was initially manifested during the first post-service year.

The Board found that the veteran does not have PTSD or an acquired psychiatric disorder present in service and related to her active duty service. Therefore, she is denied service connection for a psychiatric disorder.

The Board is remanding the case for additional development, including obtaining Social Security Administration records and considering new evidence submitted after a Supplemental Statement of the Case (SSOC).

The Board found no new and material evidence to reopen the claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder, thus denying the appeal.

The veteran's claims for service connection for COPD and a mental condition are being remanded due to the need to obtain SSA records, conduct VA psychiatric examination, and ensure all relevant medical evidence is considered.

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

The Board determined that new and material evidence had not been received to reopen the veteran's claim of service connection for a psychiatric disorder, resulting in a denial.

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

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a bilateral eye disorder, hypertension, and an acquired psychiatric disorder. The right knee chondromalacia with internal derangement was granted a 20% disability rating, while left knee tendonitis received a 10% disability rating.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has not been submitted to reopen the veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for a nervous disorder (acquired psychiatric disorder).

The Board denied the veteran's service connection claim for a lumbar spine disability and his earlier effective date claim for non-service connected pension benefits. The Board found that there was no evidence of a chronic back disability in service, and that the current lumbar spine disability is less likely related to service. The earlier effective date claim was also denied as the veteran's entitlement to non-service connected pension arose on July 25, 2003.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for psychiatric disability and electromagnetic sensitivity and multiple chemical sensitivity, finding no evidence of a current disability related to his service-connected tuberculosis or treatment thereof.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development due to missing records and clarification of representation.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for additional medical records and Social Security Administration records. The veteran's claim will be reconsidered based on all available evidence.