Acquired psychiatric disorder Board decisions

The Board has reopened the veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, which is now considered to be due to service. The evidence presented since the last denial supports this conclusion.

The veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for the grant of a 70 percent rating for schizophrenia is being remanded due to procedural issues.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has not been received to reopen the claim for service connection for paranoid schizophrenia.

The Board has determined that additional evidence is needed to fully and fairly consider the veteran's claims, including obtaining records from the Social Security Administration and any service hospitalization records.

The Board denied service connection for a bowel condition, schizophrenia, and psoriasis. The veteran's claims are remanded to obtain medical records, seek authorization for release of VA treatment records, and provide the veteran with appropriate VA examinations.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling a VA examination to determine the etiology of his psychiatric disorder.

The Board has granted service connection for an anxiety disorder with depression as secondary to the veteran's service-connected systemic lupus erythematosus. The claim for a low back disability is also granted, and a 60% evaluation is assigned.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and remanded her other claims due to outstanding medical records and a need for further examination.

The veteran's degenerative disc disease and spinal stenosis are granted as secondary to his service-connected bilateral pes planus. The right foot injury is not considered incurred or aggravated in peacetime service, and there is no evidence of a psychiatric disorder including post-traumatic stress disorder.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the claim of service connection for a psychiatric disorder, but it is not warranted on the merits.

The Board has determined that the veteran is entitled to service connection for memory loss resulting from his in-service head trauma and denied service connection for a psychiatric disability, to include post-traumatic stress disorder.

The veteran's claim for service connection for schizophrenia is being remanded due to the need for a VA examination and additional development of medical records.

The Board has remanded the veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD and schizophrenia due to incomplete information provided by the RO, failure to provide adequate notice regarding the claims, and need for further examination.

The Board found no current diagnosis of schizophrenia or any other acquired psychiatric disability, and thus denied the veteran's claim for service connection.

The Board has decided to remand the case for further development, including obtaining VA medical records and scheduling a VA psychiatric examination.

The Board denied the appellant's claims for service connection for right hip arthritis, left hip arthritis, chronic regional pain syndrome, and a psychiatric disability. The appeal was not about service connection at all.

The veteran is seeking clarification on whether his notice of disagreement with the April 1999 rating decision was timely received, and if so, he wants to know what effect this has on the effective date for a 100 percent schedular evaluation for service-connected psychiatric disorder.

The Board has granted an increased evaluation of 50 percent for the service-connected schizophrenia, differentiated type, effective from May 2000.

The Board has remanded the case due to procedural deficiencies and the need for additional development, including a VA psychiatric examination.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, including post-traumatic stress disorder. The claim to reopen a service connection claim for an endocrine disorder involving hypogonadism, claimed as Klinefelter's syndrome with osteoporosis, was also denied. Service connection based on multiple noncompensable service-connected disabilities under 38 C.F.R. § 3.324 was not granted.