Acquired psychiatric disorder Board decisions

The Board has ordered further development due to the need for additional evidence and clarification of the evidence in your case. Your claim is being remanded for you to be afforded a psychiatric examination to determine if you have a diagnosed psychiatric disorder, and whether it was caused by military service.

The Board has determined that the veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, characterized as schizophrenia, began during his active service and grants service connection for this condition.

The Board has determined that the veteran's PTSD is reasonably shown to be related to his service in Southeast Asia, and thus grants service connection for this condition.

The Board has determined that the veteran's schizophrenia is likely due to a condition first manifest during service, and thus grants service connection for this disability.

The Board dismissed the appellant's claims for failure to perfect an appeal, as no substantive appeals were filed within the required timeframes.

The veteran's claim for service connection for a chronic acquired psychiatric disorder is being remanded due to the need for further examination and medical opinions.

The Board has determined that the appellant's chronic paranoid schizophrenia warrants a 100 percent schedular rating and an effective date of July 21, 1997 for the award of a 70 percent evaluation.

The Board found that the veteran's current seizure disorder was not incurred in or aggravated by military service and denied his claim. The Board also did not find new and material evidence to reopen his schizophrenia claim.

The Board has determined that the veteran's current psychiatric disorder, including anxiety disorders and PTSD, is causally linked to service. The claim for residuals of exposure to mustard gas in service was remanded but not fully addressed.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development due to a need to comply with notification and assistance provisions of the Veterans Claims Assistance Act of 2000.

The Board has determined that additional development is needed to determine the nature, extent and etiology of any neuropsychiatric disability, including PTSD. This includes obtaining service medical records, personnel records, and verifying stressors.

The veteran is seeking service connection for a psychiatric disorder and right knee degenerative joint disease, both secondary to his service-connected medial meniscectomy of the left knee with traumatic arthritis. The case must be remanded due to failure to provide proper notice under the VCAA.

The VA denied the veteran's claim for service connection of a psychiatric disability, finding that there was no in-service diagnosis or treatment and insufficient evidence to establish a link between any current condition and service.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development due to procedural issues and potential evidence that may affect the outcome of the service connection claim.

The Board has granted service connection for panhypopituitarism, finding that it was incurred during service. The other issues of service connection for a psychiatric disability and headaches are not addressed as the appeal is on the basis of direct service connection.

The veteran's claim of service connection for a psychiatric disorder is being remanded due to the inability to deliver documents at his most current address.

The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including psychiatric disorders, eye problems, back issues, knee disabilities, hypertension, and a cerebrovascular accident. The decision also addressed bilateral pes planus and seizure disorder.

The veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder, including bipolar disorder or schizophrenia, is being remanded due to the need for additional development and consideration of new evidence.

The Board is ordering further development in the case due to a request for new and material evidence regarding the veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Board determined that the veteran is not mentally competent to handle his VA funds due to a diagnosed mental condition (schizophrenia) and concluded that he lacks the capacity to manage his own affairs, including disbursement of funds without limitation.