Acquired psychiatric disorder Board decisions

The Board found that the veteran's schizophrenia and residuals of a fracture of the left fifth toe do not meet the criteria for higher disability ratings.

The veteran's service-connected schizophrenia was rated at 50%, which did not meet the criteria for TDIU. The RO denied his claim as there was no clear and unmistakable error in the March 1992 decision.

The Board has granted the veteran's petition to reopen his claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, but denied the claim on the merits. The appeal is now remanded to the RO.

The veteran seeks an increased rating for his service-connected psychiatric disorder, which is currently rated at 30 percent. The case has been remanded to allow for additional development of the record and a new examination.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete records and need for further examination. The veteran's claims of PTSD and service connection for psychiatric disorder are pending.

The Board has decided to remand the case for additional development due to a failure to provide proper VCAA notice and to obtain relevant medical records.

The Board is remanding the case to the RO for compliance with VCAA provisions as it relates to the application to reopen a claim for service connection for schizophrenia.

The Board has determined that the veteran's psychiatric disorder is not related to his military service and therefore denied both direct and secondary service connection for a psychiatric disorder.

The Board found that the appellant's acquired psychiatric disorder, including post-traumatic stress disorder, was not incurred in or aggravated by active military duty and did not occur within one year after service discharge. The claim is remanded for further development.

The veteran's claim for an increased rating for schizophrenia is being remanded due to the need to obtain additional medical records and address his Social Security disability payments.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development due to procedural issues, including providing VCAA notice and obtaining relevant medical records.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder, but further development is needed to determine if the condition was first manifested in service or within one year of separation.

The Board has determined that the effective date for a 100 percent rating for service-connected schizophrenia should be November 7, 1973.

The veteran's claim for a temporary total rating based on hospitalization from March 2, 1999 to April 5, 1999 was denied as his hospitalization was for treatment of non-service-connected schizophrenia and not PTSD.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection of a psychiatric disorder, diabetes, and heart disease. The evidence submitted did not raise a reasonable possibility of substantiating these claims.

The Board denied service connection for a psychiatric disorder, finding that the veteran's current condition is not related to her military service and did not manifest within one year of discharge.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claim for service connection for paranoid schizophrenia and is remanding the case to obtain additional psychiatric treatment records.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for ADD, finding that it is a developmental defect and not a disease or injury within the meaning of compensation legislation. The Board also found no evidence of an acquired psychiatric disability superimposed on the ADD during service.

The Board finds that the veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, characterized as adult attention deficit disorder or bipolar disorder, is reasonably attributable to service. The evidence shows a pre-service predisposition and an increase in severity during service.

The Board previously denied the veteran's claim of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder in February 1986. The Court found that the veteran was not given due process rights at this time and remanded the case to allow for procedural compliance, including issuance of a supplemental statement of the case (SSOC). The Board has now vacated the February 1986 decision and replaced it with one finding service connection for schizophrenia effective from October 17, 1986. The case is being remanded again to consider an earlier effective date.