Acquired psychiatric disorder Board decisions

The Board has granted service connection for COPD, finding that the veteran's nicotine dependence during military service led to his current condition.

The Board denied the claim for service connection for cause of death due to a neuropsychiatric disorder and cardiovascular disease, finding no evidence linking these conditions to service.

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 development, including psychiatric evaluations.

The case is being remanded for additional development and consideration of the new evidence received by the RO.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claim of service connection for paranoid schizophrenia and granted it, finding that new evidence submitted since the October 1995 rating decision is sufficient to reopen the claim.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for low back and right knee disorders, sleep and nerve disorders, muscle cramps, and personality changes. The claim for reopening of a claim of entitlement to service connection for right ear hearing loss was also denied due to lack of new and material evidence.

The Board denied the veteran's request to reopen his claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder, finding that new and material evidence had not been submitted.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not meet the criteria for service connection for PTSD or an acquired psychiatric disability, including dysthymia and/or chronic depression, due to lack of evidence linking these conditions to his military service.

The Board found that the veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including schizophrenia, was not incurred in or aggravated by service and could not be presumed to have been incurred therein.

The Board found that the veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder existed prior to service and did not increase in severity during active duty, thus denying his claim for service connection.

The Board has ordered further development in your case due to the need for additional evidence. Your claims for service connection for a psychiatric disorder and a neurological disorder are currently pending.

The VA determined that the veteran's right knee condition does not warrant a higher rating than 10 percent, and did not find evidence of service connection for any of the claimed conditions.

The Board has ordered further development in the veteran's case due to pending issues regarding service connection for psychiatric disorder, left hip disability, and bilateral foot disability. The case is now remanded back to the RO for additional examinations and consideration.

The Board found that the veteran's psychiatric disorder was not incurred in or aggravated by active service and is not proximately due to or the result of a service-connected disability. The claim for an increased rating for his right knee disability was also denied.

The Board has ordered further development due to incomplete records and will review the case again after obtaining additional medical evidence.

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 has ordered further development due to the need for additional evidence. The case is now remanded for additional development and review.

The Board has ordered further development due to pending issues and requested evidence. The case is now remanded for additional development at the RO level.

The VA determined that the veteran's schizophrenia did not warrant a restoration of a 100% evaluation from April 1, 1992 due to material improvement in his condition.

The veteran's case is being remanded due to his failure to report for scheduled VA examinations and the unascertainable address change. The issues include increased rating for lumbosacral strain, service connection for degenerative disc disease of the lumbosacral spine, and service connection for a psychiatric disorder.