Acquired psychiatric disorder Board decisions

The Board has ordered further development due to pending issues and is remanding the case back to the RO for additional consideration.

The Board has ordered further development due to the need for additional evidence. The case will be returned to the RO for the requested development and a supplemental statement of the case will be provided if necessary.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for chronic psychiatric disorder, chronic liver disorder, diabetes mellitus, and chronic kidney disorder due to lack of evidence supporting these claims.

The Board has determined that schizophrenia did not have onset during service and was not shown to be related to service, thus denying the veteran's claim for service connection.

The Board has ordered further development due to pending issues and is remanding the case for additional examination and consideration.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate VCAA notice and the need for additional evidence regarding credible supporting evidence of stressor events that occurred during service.

The Board denied the claims of service connection for a psychiatric disorder and a lumbar spine disorder, as well as the claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 for impotence resulting from VA treatment.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and hepatitis/scarlet fever, but denied both claims as there is no evidence of a current disability related to these conditions.

The Board has granted a 100 percent evaluation for the veteran's paranoid schizophrenia, finding that his condition results in total social and occupational impairment.

The Board has determined that the veteran's application for compensation benefits, received on May 10, 1999, constituted an informal claim for a TDIU. The effective date of his TDIU is now set at May 10, 1999.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has not been received to reopen the veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for schizophrenia, which was previously denied in February 1982.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development due to procedural defects, including a violation of the Veterans Claims Assistance Act of 2000 (VCAA). The veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, inclusive of schizophrenia, is pending.

The Board has ordered further development due to the need for additional evidence and clarification. The case is now being remanded back to the RO for a psychiatric examination.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including alcoholism, a psychiatric disorder, skin rash, optic atrophy of the left eye with vision loss and diplopia, pansinusitis with nasal polyps, damage to the fifth and seventh cranial nerves, and seizure disorder.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the veteran's claim for service connection for head trauma. The case will be further adjudicated based on this finding.

The Board dismissed the veteran's appeal for service connection and rating issues due to her withdrawal of these claims.

The Board has ordered further development due to pending issues and is remanding the case back to the RO for additional consideration.

The Board has ordered further development due to pending issues and requested evidence. The case is now remanded for additional development, including a psychiatric examination.

The Board has found that a VA examination is necessary to evaluate the veteran's claim for an increased rating for schizophrenia. The RO should also obtain medical records from private psychiatric care providers and arrange for the veteran to be examined by a VA psychiatrist.

The Board determined that the RO did not commit CUE in its November 14, 1988 decision denying service connection for a psychiatric disorder.