Acquired psychiatric disorder Board decisions

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient explanations in prior opinions and the need for additional development, including obtaining Social Security records and scheduling an examination.

The VA has granted a 30 percent evaluation for the appellant's right knee disability, effective from March 14, 2001. The rating is based on limitation of motion and instability, with no significant change in condition warranting staged ratings.

The Board denied the veteran's claim to reopen his service connection for a psychiatric disorder, finding that new and material evidence had not been received.

The veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including schizophrenia and a personality disorder, is being remanded due to the need for additional development.

The Board has remanded the case due to unsuccessful attempts in obtaining the veteran's service department and service medical records for his active duty period from March 1973 to July 1975 and reserve duty period from 1988 to 1998. The VA must make reasonable efforts to assist the veteran in obtaining evidence necessary to substantiate his claim, including reviewing all available service department and service medical records.

The Board has determined that the veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder did not originate in service and was not aggravated by military service. The claim for service connection is denied.

The Board found that the veteran's paranoid schizophrenia pre-existed her active military service and was not aggravated during service, thus denying service connection.

The Board finds that the veteran's service experience is consistent with combat, and his statements about stressors are credible. Therefore, the acquired psychiatric disorder to include PTSD is granted as incurred in service.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, currently claimed as paranoid schizophrenia. The Board also found that the veteran's schizoaffective disorder was incurred in service and granted service connection for this condition.

The veteran's claim for reimbursement of unauthorized medical expenses for dental treatment and surgeries at the UAB School of Dentistry between August 2001 and May 2002 is denied because the care was not rendered in a medical emergency that would have been hazardous to his life or health.

The Board dismissed the veteran's appeal because he did not timely file an appeal for a denial of an earlier effective date for service connection for paranoid schizophrenia.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a psychiatric disorder other than PTSD, jungle rot of the feet, and gastrointestinal disability due to lack of competent medical evidence showing current disabilities related to service.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for sterility, prostate cancer, a cervical spine disability, a left hip disability, and a left ankle disability. The claim for service connection for PTSD is also denied. Additionally, the RO found that new and material evidence had not been received to reopen claims for service connection for kidney stones and a low back disorder.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection of a psychiatric disorder, finding that his schizoid personality did not pre-exist service and was not aggravated by service.

The Board denied the veteran's application to reopen his claim of service connection for a psychiatric disorder, finding that there was no clear and unmistakable error in previous decisions.

The Board has determined that the submitted evidence does not raise a reasonable possibility of substantiating any of the veteran's claims for service connection or compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for schizophrenia, depression, and PTSD. The Board found that there was no evidence linking these conditions to his military service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a left knee disability, chronic lumbar strain, and an acquired psychiatric disorder due to lack of evidence linking these conditions to her military service.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling a VA psychiatric examination to determine the etiology of the veteran's depression and schizophrenia.

The veteran's appeal is remanded to the RO for issuance of a statement of the case on issues related to service connection and initial rating for knee disabilities. Additional development, including examination and obtaining records, is required.