Acquired psychiatric disorder Board decisions

The Board denied the veteran's claim to reopen his service connection for a psychiatric disorder, finding that no new and material evidence had been presented.

The VA determined that the veteran's service-connected schizophrenic reaction warrants a 10 percent disability rating, which is the current and lowest available rating under the applicable diagnostic code.

The veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, is being remanded to the RO for further development and consideration. The case will be returned to the Board after completion of this development.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to the need for a VA examination to determine if the veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including schizophrenia, is related to his military service.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development of his claims, including obtaining medical records and scheduling examinations.

The veteran's attempt to revise previous reductions in his disability evaluation for schizophrenia from June 1982 to March 1985 is denied. The Board found that the criteria for an evaluation in excess of 50 percent had not been met during the relevant time period.

The Board has remanded the case for further development due to incomplete medical records and need for additional examinations.

The veteran is seeking service connection for a psychiatric disorder. The VA has determined that additional evidence and an examination are needed to make a determination.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claim for service connection for schizophrenia due to new evidence submitted. The case is now REMANDED for further development and consideration.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for hearing loss, an acquired psychiatric disability (Bipolar Disorder), and vision loss. The decision found that new evidence did not raise a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claim for hearing loss, and that there was no link between any current psychiatric or eye disabilities and service.

The Board found that the veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder did not exist prior to service and was not aggravated by service. Therefore, it denied the claim for service connection.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claims for service connection for intervertebral disc disease of the lumbar spine and a psychiatric disorder, finding new and material evidence. Service connection is granted.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development due to inadequate notice and assistance provided by VA.

The Board denied the appellant's claims of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability other than organic affective syndrome and left ear hearing loss, as well as his application to reopen a claim of entitlement to service connection for left ear hearing loss. The Board also denied his request for increased evaluations for residuals of a skull fracture.

The Board found the reduction of the rating from 30% to 10% for service-connected residuals of a depressed skull fracture, status post craniotomy with organic mental disorder and headaches was proper based on clear medical evidence showing improvement. The veteran's condition is now rated at 10%. An increased rating is not warranted.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals has determined that further development is required to comply with the veteran's claim for service connection for psychiatric disability, including post-traumatic stress disorder and schizophrenia. The appeal is currently in a denied status.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development to determine if the veteran's son is permanently incapable of self-support and, if so, when that incapacity started.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence was not submitted to reopen the claim of service connection for schizophrenia. The veteran's PTSD claim is also denied.

The Board found no evidence of a psychiatric disability in service and concluded that the current psychiatric disability is not related to military service.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining updated VA treatment records and a nexus opinion regarding the veteran's psychiatric disorder and sleep apnea.