Acquired psychiatric disorder Board decisions

The Board has ordered further development in the veteran's case due to pending issues and requested evidence. The appeal is currently remanded for additional examinations and consideration of new evidence.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an earlier effective date and a higher rating for his schizophrenia, finding that it was not factually ascertainable for the one year period prior to December 1999 that an increase in his schizophrenia had occurred.

The Board has ordered further development due to pending issues and legal changes. The case is now remanded for additional examination and consideration.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for hearing loss, a back disorder, and a psychiatric disability (including post-traumatic stress disorder) due to lack of competent evidence linking these conditions to his military service.

The Board has ordered further development due to the need for additional evidence. The case is now being remanded to the RO for specific actions, including obtaining medical records and arranging for a psychiatric examination.

The Board denied service connection for residuals of a left nephrectomy and for a psychiatric disorder in February 1976. The decision is based on the conclusion that these conditions were not incurred or aggravated during military service.

The Board has ordered further development due to incomplete service records and treatment history. The case will be returned for additional evidence collection.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an effective date prior to August 17, 1993 for Total Disability Evaluation for Compensation Purposes Based on Individual Unemployability (TDIU) due to lack of evidence showing entitlement to such a date.

The veteran was granted a TDIU rating with a 70% disability rating for PTSD, dysthymic disorder, and history of major depressive disorder. The effective date is set to December 17, 2000.

The Board denied the claim of service connection for a neuropsychiatric disability, finding that it did not manifest during active duty and was not related to any in-service condition.

The Board has denied the veteran's claim for an increased evaluation for his service-connected schizophrenic disorder.

The Board found that the veteran did not engage in combat with the enemy and there is no evidence of a verified stressor for PTSD. The veteran's service-connected low back disability does not preclude securing or following substantially gainful employment.

The Board denied service connection for both the claimed innocently acquired psychiatric disorder (paranoid schizophrenia) and sarcoidosis, finding no evidence of such conditions in service or due to any event in service.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete records and a need for further examination. The veteran's claim is not yet decided.

The Board has ordered further development due to pending issues regarding the veteran's psychiatric disability. The case will be returned for additional evidence collection and review.

The case is being remanded for further development of the evidence, including obtaining SSA records and readjudicating the claim.

The Board has found that further development is needed to determine the nature, extent, and etiology of any neuropsychiatric disorder, including schizophrenia. The case will be returned for this purpose.

The Board found that the veteran's schizophrenia, which is currently rated at 30 percent, does not warrant an evaluation in excess of this rating.

The veteran's claims for increased rating, service connection for psychiatric disorders, heart/fatigue condition, arthritis, and special monthly compensation based on the need for regular aid and attendance or being housebound were all denied. The VA found that there was no evidence to support these claims.

The Board has determined that the veteran's schizophrenia began during his military service and grants service connection for this condition.