The veteran's claim for an increased rating for his service-connected atypical psychosis is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including a new VA examination and notification under the VCAA.

The Board remands the claim for an acquired psychiatric condition to correct a pre-decisional duty-to-assist error, requiring a VA examination.

The Board has determined that the appellant's service connection claim for atypical psychosis, claimed as a nervous condition and schizophrenia, should be remanded due to an error in determining his eligibility based on active duty status. The claims file is incomplete and requires additional records such as military personnel records and mental health treatment records.

The Board denied the veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including paranoid type schizophrenia in a September 1989 decision. The RO denied claims of entitlement to service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including paranoid type schizophrenia when it issued unappealed rating decisions in March 1998, January 2000, November 2001, and January 2002. Evidence received since the January 2002 final rating decision has been previously considered by the decisionmakers in the denial of the claim of entitlement to service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including paranoid type schizophrenia, and as such is duplicative and redundant.

The Board denied the veteran's claim of service connection for atypical psychosis and also denied his request to reopen this claim. The issue of entitlement to permanent and total disability rating for pension purposes is remanded due to lack of recent medical records.