Acquired psychiatric disorder Board decisions

The Board has determined that the VA Regional Office did not fulfill its duties under the Veterans Claims Assistance Act of 2000 and is remanding the case for further development.

The Board has determined that the veteran's schizophrenia, a psychiatric disability, was incurred or aggravated as a result of an injury during INACDUTRA. The claim is granted.

The Board has remanded the case for further development and review of evidence, including obtaining records from the Vet Center in Roanoke, Virginia, and determining when the veteran served during his period of Army Reserve service.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development of evidence, including obtaining all private and VA records of psychiatric treatment not already associated with the claims folder, and providing a VA psychiatric examination to determine if the veteran's psychiatric disability is related to military service. The claim will be reconsidered based on this new information.

The veteran's service-connected psychiatric disability, which includes schizophrenia and dysthymia with alcoholism, is now rated at the highest possible level of 100 percent due to its total social and industrial inadaptability. As a result, his claim for a total rating based on unemployability due to service-connected disability is moot.

The Board has granted service connection for the veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder (schizophrenia), finding that it was incurred during her military service.

The veteran's appeal is about the assignment of an earlier effective date for his 100 percent rating for his service-connected psychiatric disorder, specifically schizophrenia and PTSD. The Board has ordered remand to obtain additional evidence and comply with the Veterans Claims Assistance Act of 2000.

The Board denied restoration of service connection for acute schizophrenic reaction in June 1971, finding that the initial grant was clearly and unmistakably erroneous due to a change in diagnosis from schizophrenia to personality disorder.

The Board has ordered additional development due to incomplete service medical records and the need for SSA disability benefits records. The case will be returned to the RO for further review.

The Board has determined that the veteran's current psychiatric disability, including schizophrenia, is at least as likely as not related to his active service and has granted service connection for this condition.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a facial rash and psychiatric disorder, both claimed as due to undiagnosed illness. The case is remanded for further development of medical records.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have a current disability of the right wrist and denied his claim for service connection. The issue regarding psychiatric disabilities, including PTSD, is pending.

The Board has determined that the veteran's paranoid schizophrenia, which is considered an acquired psychiatric disorder, was first manifested during her active duty service. Therefore, the claim for service connection is granted.

The case is being remanded for additional development of the evidence, including obtaining medical records and having a VA psychiatric examiner review the veteran's claims file.

The Board denied the veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for schizophrenia, finding that his discharge from service was a bar and he did not submit a well-grounded claim.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the veteran's claim of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, which was previously denied in March 1979. The case is now remanded for further development.

The Board has determined that the veteran's schizophrenia, undifferentiated type is of service origin and grants service connection for this condition.

The veteran's paranoid schizophrenia was first manifested in service, and the VA has determined that it is related to his military service. Therefore, the claim for service connection for a psychiatric disability is granted.

The Board's decisions denying service connection for various conditions were found to be clearly and unmistakably erroneous, leading to their revision.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals (Board) has determined that the veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder, including depression, was not well grounded and denied it. The case is now remanded to complete additional development as per the VCAA.