Acquired psychiatric disorder Board decisions

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining medical records and arranging a VA psychiatric examination to determine the etiology of the appellant's mental disability.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals found the veteran incompetent for VA purposes due to his schizophrenia, paranoid type.

The Board found that the veteran's current psychiatric disorder is not related to service, but determined that new and material evidence had been submitted to reopen his claim of entitlement to service connection for residuals of a chest injury. The issue of service connection for the chest injury remains pending.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for a total rating for compensation purposes based on individual unemployability.

The Board has determined that the veteran's schizophrenia is related to his in-service psychiatric treatment and grants service connection for this condition.

The Board found no evidence of a chronic acquired psychiatric disorder during service and concluded that the veteran's current psychiatric disability is not related to his active service.

The veteran's claim for service connection of an acquired psychiatric disorder is being remanded due to incomplete records and the need for further development.

The veteran is seeking service connection for a psychiatric disability, including personality disorder and schizophrenia. The Board finds that additional development is required to determine the nature, etiology or approximate onset date of any current psychiatric disorder and whether it is linked to service.

The veteran's claim for a permanent and total disability rating for non-service-connected pension purposes is being remanded due to the need for additional VA examinations and updated employment information.

The veteran is seeking service connection for an anxiety disorder as secondary to his service-connected lumbar disability and a TDIU rating. The case is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling the veteran for VA examinations.

The Board has determined that the veteran's service-connected acquired psychiatric disorder, specifically PTSD, warrants a schedular rating of 70 percent. Additionally, with resolution of reasonable doubt in her favor, the requirements for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability have been met.

The Board found that schizophrenia did not begin during service and was not caused by any incident of service. As a result, the claim for service connection for schizophrenia was denied.

The Board has granted a 70 percent evaluation for the veteran's service-connected psychiatric disorder, characterized as manic depressive circular type. The disability is currently rated under Diagnostic Code 9431 due to occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas.

The veteran's psychiatric disorder, cardiovascular disorder due to service in the Southwest Asia Theater of Operations, and skin disorder are all found to be related to his military service.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, COPD, a psychiatric disability, and hepatitis C. The claim for reopening of the veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral ankle disabilities is also denied.

The veteran requested withdrawals of his appeals for service connection on multiple issues, including penetrating keratoplasty of the left eye, herpes zoster, and fatigue due to an undiagnosed illness. The appeal is dismissed.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, concluding that the condition was not incurred or aggravated by service and no presumption of service connection applies.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, which is now considered. The diagnosis of schizophrenia was made prior to active service but symptoms began during service.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for further action, including contacting the Defense Finance and Accounting Service to determine the amount of disability severance pay he was entitled to in December 1972. The Internal Revenue Service will also be contacted to obtain tax records related to this payment.

The Board found that the veteran's schizophrenia did not start during service or within one year of service, and thus denied his claim for service connection.