Acquired psychiatric disorder Board decisions

The case is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining Social Security Administration records and VA outpatient records.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete development of evidence, including verification of stressors and service personnel records. The veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disability, specifically panic disorder, is pending.

The Board denied service connection for a psychiatric disorder, including paranoid schizophrenia, as there was no evidence of its manifestation or aggravation during the appellant's period of active duty for training.

The Board has determined that the appellant is entitled to service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including paranoid schizophrenia. The decision was based on evidence showing a pre-existing mental condition and subsequent development of symptoms during active duty.

The Board has determined that the veteran's current low back disorder and psychiatric disorder were not incurred in or aggravated by active service.,There is no evidence of any back injury during service, and the current condition was first manifested many years after service.

The veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to incomplete records and the need to verify his reported stressor. Additional development is required, including obtaining medical records from various VA facilities and private providers, as well as verifying the alleged in-service stressor.

The Board has determined that the evidence submitted since the July 2001 decision does not raise a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claim of service connection for paranoid schizophrenia.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a psychiatric disorder, discogenic disease of the spine (claimed as low back condition), and residuals of a right wrist fracture. The appeals were not reopened due to lack of new and material evidence.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development and consideration of his claims, including obtaining additional medical records and ensuring compliance with the Veterans Claims Assistance Act of 2000.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete records and a need for a VA psychiatric examination. The veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for schizophrenia remains pending.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including a VA Aid and Attendance examination and an evaluation of the laceration scar of the head. The veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and headaches, as well as his claim for special monthly pension based on need for aid and attendance, will be reconsidered.

The Board has remanded the case due to procedural defects and the need for additional evidence, including medical opinions on service connection claims.

The Board has determined that the veteran is incompetent for VA purposes due to his mental condition, specifically schizophrenia and Delusional Disorder, mixed type.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the claim of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, which is now granted. The Board also found it as likely as not that the veteran's current schizophrenia began during his military service.

The Board found no clear and unmistakable error in the October 1979 rating decision that granted a 100% disability evaluation for schizophrenia with an effective date of August 30, 1978.

The Board denied the veteran's claim of service connection for variously diagnosed psychiatric disorders, finding that there was no evidence linking his current diagnoses to his active service.

The Board determined that the veteran did not meet the criteria for a 70 percent rating for schizophrenia at the time of his January 2002 VA examination, and thus no effective date earlier than March 11, 2004, was warranted.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining records from Dr. Luis Torrado Colon and arranging for a VA examination to review those records.

The VA denied the veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD and an acquired psychiatric disorder, finding that there was no evidence of a nexus between her current conditions and her military service.

The Board found that the veteran's psychiatric disorder was not incurred in or aggravated by service and denied his claim.