Acquired psychiatric disorder Board decisions

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development and consideration of his claims, including a rating increase for tinnitus and service connection for a psychiatric disorder secondary to tinnitus.

The Board has ordered further development due to pending issues regarding service connection for various conditions, including skin disability, chronic fatigue syndrome, and psychiatric disability. The case is being remanded back to the RO for additional examinations and consideration.

The veteran's chronic adjustment disorder, with anxiety and depression, is the result of disease or injury incurred in or aggravated by active military service.

The Board has ordered further development due to the need for additional evidence. The case is now remanded for a VA psychiatric examination and review of medical records.

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

The Board denied an earlier effective date for the assignment of a 100 percent disability rating for schizophrenia, finding that the earliest legal basis was June 6, 1989.

The Board denied the veteran's claims of service connection for a psychiatric disorder, heart disorder, and fainting spells due to lack of new and material evidence.

The Board has ordered further development due to the need for additional medical records and examinations. The case will be returned to the RO for these actions.

The Board has remanded the case due to new evidence obtained from service medical records and a need for further information regarding the veteran's in-service and other remote psychiatric history. The RO is instructed to consider all of the evidence added to the record since the June 2002 Supplemental Statement of the Case (SSOC) and readjudicate the claim.

The case is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining the veteran's clinical records and requesting a VA psychiatrist to review the claims file and provide an opinion on whether the veteran meets the criteria for PTSD.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claims for earlier effective dates and service connection have not been met, as there is no evidence of a psychiatric disorder related to his military service.

The Board denied an increased rating for schizophrenia, undifferentiated type, and found that a TDIU was warranted.

The Board denied the veteran's claim to reopen his service connection for bilateral pes planus and also denied his request for an increased rating for his psychiatric disability. The evidence did not meet the criteria for reopening the claim of service connection, as it was found to be cumulative or redundant.

Your case has been sent back to the Regional Office for further development and consideration of your claims.

The Board has denied the veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder, finding that there is no evidence of such a condition during or within one year after his period of active duty. The Board also found that presumptive service connection is not available due to the lack of a psychosis within the year following service.

The Board has ordered further development in the appellant's case, including obtaining additional medical records and providing a supplemental statement of the case. The appeal is currently remanded for these actions.

The Board has determined that the veteran's gastrointestinal disorder and acquired psychiatric disorder are related to his military service, granting service connection for both conditions.

The Board is reopening the claims for service connection for residuals of a head injury, including a visual disability, and for a disability of the left ulnar nerve, including post-traumatic numbness of the 4th and 5th digits. Additional development is needed to properly adjudicate these issues.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals (BVA) has decided to deny the veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder due to incomplete service medical records and lack of evidence linking his current condition to his military service. The BVA found that while the veteran served in Vietnam, there is no direct evidence connecting any psychiatric issues he currently experiences with his time in service.

The Board has remanded the case due to procedural deficiencies in notification under the Veterans Claims Assistance Act of 2000.