Acquired psychiatric disorder Board decisions

The Board has remanded the case for further development due to insufficient evidence regarding the onset of the veteran's schizophrenia and its relation to service.

The veteran's claims for service connection were denied as his conditions are not shown to be related to military service.

The Board has determined that the veteran's psychiatric condition was not incurred in or aggravated by service, and therefore denied his claim for service connection.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claimed acquired psychiatric disorder, including schizophrenia, was not incurred in or aggravated by service and therefore denied his claim for service connection.

The Board denied both the claim regarding CUE in the effective date of June 2, 1995 and the application to reopen the earlier effective date for schizophrenia.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a psychiatric disorder including post-traumatic stress disorder and hepatitis. The evidence does not support a finding of in-service disease or injury, nor is there sufficient continuity of symptomatology to establish a current disability.

The Board finds that the veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, is reasonably the result of service and grants service connection for this condition.

The Board denied the veteran's claims of entitlement to service connection for migraine headaches, left wrist disorder, and right wrist disorder. The claim regarding PTSD was withdrawn by the veteran prior to a decision being made.

The veteran's appeal has been dismissed due to the death of the veteran during the pendency of the appeal.

The veteran is seeking to establish service connection for his current psychiatric disorders, including paranoid schizophrenia and depression. The Board has ordered a remand due to the need for further development of evidence.

The case is being remanded to the RO for a hearing before a Veterans Law Judge at the RO. The veteran should be scheduled for this hearing as soon as practicable.

The VA determined that the veteran's current acquired psychiatric disorder is not related to his military service, and thus denied his claim for service connection.

The veteran's appeal for a higher evaluation of his right zygoma fracture residuals and an earlier effective date for the 100 percent rating for paranoid schizophrenia is partially granted. The 100 percent rating will be effective from December 3, 2005.

The veteran's claims for service connection for psychiatric disability and flat feet are being remanded due to his incarceration at a correctional facility. The RO must attempt to schedule examinations by VA, fee basis examiner, or medical personnel at the correctional facility to determine the current nature and etiology of any psychiatric disability and flat feet.

The veteran's service-connected schizophrenic reaction with PTSD is currently manifested by depression, episodes of elevated anxiety, recurring nightmares and disturbed sleep, memory flashbacks, and social withdrawal. This results in occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity due to flattened affect, anxiety attacks, memory impairment, disturbances of motivation and mood, and difficulty in establishing and maintaining effective work and social relationships.

The veteran is seeking service connection for schizophrenia. The Board has determined that additional development and notification are needed before the claim can be decided.

The veteran seeks an effective date prior to July 11, 1990 for the award of service connection for schizophrenia. The Board denied this claim as there was no evidence of a valid Notice of Disagreement filed before July 11, 1990.

The Board has determined that the veteran's current acquired psychiatric disorder was not incurred in active duty, and therefore denied his claim for service connection.

The veteran's death was not service-connected, and he did not meet the criteria for DIC under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1318.

The Board has decided to remand the veteran's claims for service connection due to inadequate VA examination reports and requests for additional medical opinions.