Acquired psychiatric disorder Board decisions

The Board found that the veteran's schizophrenia was not incurred in or aggravated by active military service, nor may it be presumed to have been so incurred. As a result, the claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, specifically schizophrenia, was denied.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for additional development and notification in accordance with the Veterans Claims Assistance Act of 2000 (VCAA). The issues include an evaluation for headaches, service connection for a psychiatric disability, and service connection for a sinus condition. These matters will be addressed by the RO.

The Board has granted a 100 percent schedular rating for the veteran's service-connected schizophrenia, resolving his claim of entitlement to TDIU.

The Board is considering whether new evidence has been submitted to reopen the claim for service connection of schizophrenia. If so, they will decide if it's related to service.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including PTSD, major depression, chronic fatigue with loss of stamina and sex drive, a skin disorder, left shoulder tendonitis, and left hip condition. The evaluation for bilateral sensorineural hearing loss remains unchanged.

The Board has determined that the veteran's schizophrenia did not pre-exist service and was not aggravated by service. The VA examiner found no evidence of aggravation in service, and concluded that any increase in severity is due to the natural progression of the disability.

The veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including an eye disorder, heart condition, gastrointestinal disorder, skin disorder, psychiatric disorder, and anemia, are denied as the evidence does not support a finding of service connection under the provisions of law.

The Board has ordered further development in the veteran's case, including obtaining service personnel/administrative records and medical records. The veteran is also scheduled for a VA mental disorder examination to determine the nature and etiology of his psychiatric disorders, as well as an orthopedic examination to determine the nature and etiology of his right knee disability.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, characterized as paranoid schizophrenia, and determined that it was reasonably incurred in service.

The Board has remanded the case back to the RO for initial consideration of new evidence submitted by the veteran, including records from his current VA outpatient treatment. The issue is whether new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen a previously denied claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder.

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 specific actions, including obtaining medical records and scheduling a psychiatric examination.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to a failure to provide proper notice and development under the Veterans Claims Assistance Act of 2000 (VCAA). The appellant must submit additional evidence or waive the one-year response period.

The Board has ordered further development due to the need for additional evidence regarding the veteran's schizophrenia claim. The case will be returned to the RO for obtaining clinical records from a specific counseling center and then reviewed again.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, which was previously denied in August 1958. The claim is now reopened.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, finding that new and material evidence had not been presented to reopen the claim. The case was remanded for additional development, but upon further review, the RO again denied the claim on the merits.

The Board has ordered further development due to the need for additional evidence and clarification. The case is now being reviewed by a VA psychiatrist to determine if the veteran's current psychiatric disability, including PTSD, is attributable to service.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence, and the veteran's claim for service connection for schizophrenia will be reconsidered with additional development.

The Board has reopened the claim for service connection for schizophrenia due to new and material evidence submitted since the April 1971 rating decision. The case is now remanded for further development of in-service medical records.

The Board has remanded the case due to ambiguities in the veteran's current psychiatric diagnoses and conflicting professional assessments. The veteran needs a psychiatric evaluation to determine his current diagnosis or diagnoses and their relationship, if any, to his period of military service.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claimed acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, was not incurred in or aggravated by service.