Acquired psychiatric disorder Board decisions

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for schizophrenia and a back condition, finding that new and material evidence had not been submitted to reopen his claims.

The VA denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and granted a 10 percent rating for a scar of the face and neck, but did not address the initial rating claim.

The Board has ordered the RO to obtain additional medical records and provide a new VA medical opinion. The appeal will be reconsidered after these actions.

The Board found that the veteran's claimed back disorder, right hip disorder, right knee disorder, right leg disorder, psychiatric disorder, and blistered penis disorder were not incurred in or aggravated by active military service.

The Board denied service connection for schizophrenia and diabetes mellitus, finding that these conditions were not incurred or aggravated by active military service.

The Board has remanded the case due to outstanding records and the need for further examination.

The Board denied the veteran's request for an earlier effective date of February 18, 1998, for a 100 percent schedular rating for his service-connected chronic schizophrenia.

The Board has determined that schizophrenia is presumed to have been incurred in service.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining updated medical records and scheduling VA examinations to determine the current severity of the service-connected disabilities at issue.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have PTSD and finds that he has a major depressive disorder related to service. The claim for service connection is granted.

The Board has determined that additional development is needed to fully consider the veteran's claim for service connection of a psychiatric disability, including obtaining VA treatment records and Social Security Administration records. The veteran will be provided with an opportunity to respond to this decision.

The Board is remanding the case to the RO for further development due to a failure to provide proper VCAA notice.

The veteran's tinnitus is rated at the highest available rating of 10 percent, and no higher rating is granted.

The Board is remanding the veteran's claims for service connection and reopening of a claim due to incomplete information in the record, including missing SSA records. The RO must ensure all necessary actions are taken to obtain these records and provide proper VCAA notice.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the previously denied claim of service connection for paranoid schizophrenia, and it is now considered. The veteran's diagnosed paranoid schizophrenia had its onset during active service.

The Board is remanding the case to determine if new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen a final, unappealed claim for service connection of a chronic, acquired psychiatric disorder. If such evidence is found, the claim will be reopened and further development may occur.

The Board has remanded the case for further development due to incomplete information and evidence, including a lack of stressor statements and verification of service-connected conditions.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has not been submitted to reopen the claim of service connection for a chronic acquired psychiatric disorder. The RO previously denied reopening the claim in September 1980, but no new or significant evidence was presented since then.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder (other than PTSD) and PTSD. The veteran's claim was not reopened due to lack of new and material evidence.

The veteran is seeking service connection for schizophrenia, memory loss, nausea and vomiting, and leg tremors. The Board has ordered additional development to obtain medical records and personnel information.