Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2000

The case is being remanded to the RO for further development due to additional evidence submitted by the veteran. The claim will be reconsidered in light of this new information.

The Board has determined that the veteran is not competent to handle disbursement of VA funds due to his service-connected paranoid schizophrenia.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claims for left patellofemoral chondromalacia with medial patellar plica, gastrointestinal disorder due to an undiagnosed illness, and skin rash (tinea pedis) are well grounded. The lumbar spine disorder claim is also considered well grounded.

The Board has determined that the veteran's schizophrenia, currently evaluated as 50 percent disabling, warrants a 100 percent evaluation due to total occupational and social impairment.

The veteran's claims for service connection for an upper back disability, residuals of bilateral shoulder surgeries, a psychiatric disability, and a jaw disability (including basal cell carcinoma) are not well grounded. The Board finds that the evidence does not establish a link between these conditions and his military service.

The Board has determined that the submitted evidence is not new and material, thus denying the veteran's request to reopen his claim for service connection of an acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Board has not determined whether the veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder and defective hearing are service-connected. The evaluation for peptic ulcer disease remains unchanged.

The Board denied all claims for service connection, finding that the evidence did not establish a current diagnosis of PTSD or any other psychiatric disorder. The chronic residuals of back injury and head injury were also not shown to be incurred in service. Plantar warts are not considered service-connected due to lack of evidence. Spinal meningitis is not supported by medical evidence.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for schizophrenia and a bilateral knee disability. The denial of the schizophrenia claim was based on the absence of evidence showing it was incurred during active duty or within one year after separation, while the knee disability claim was deferred pending completion of the schizophrenia claim development.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claims for service connection for galvanic poisoning, fibromyalgia, and an acquired psychiatric disorder (including depression and PTSD) are not well-grounded. The evidence does not support a finding of current disability related to these conditions.

The Board found that the veteran's SLE may not be presumed to have been incurred during service, but reopened her claim for PTSD due to new evidence. The case is remanded for further development.

The Board has reopened the appellant's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder due to new and material evidence submitted since the last final denial. The claim is well-grounded, with a private medical opinion linking the current psychiatric difficulties to his period of service.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for benefits as a helpless child due to lack of evidence showing he was permanently incapable of self-support before turning 18, despite having serious disabilities.

The Board is considering whether new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the veteran's claim for service connection of an acquired psychiatric disorder. The appeal involves a determination on whether the claim should be reopened based on newly received evidence.

The Board has reopened the claim for service connection of a psychiatric disorder due to new evidence submitted by the veteran, and finds that the claim is well-grounded. The next step is to determine if there is sufficient medical evidence to establish service connection.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder (other than PTSD) and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The decision found that there was no credible medical evidence showing a link between the veteran's current conditions and her service.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, finding that there was no credible supporting evidence to corroborate the veteran's reported stressors and thus his diagnosis of PTSD related to military service could not be established.

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder (Major Depressive Disorder) and found the claim for a heart disorder not well grounded.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for a psychiatric disorder, specifically an undifferentiated-type schizophrenic reaction. The veteran's private psychiatrist testified that chronic undifferentiated-type schizophrenia originated during active service.

The veteran died during the appeal process, and as a result, the Board has no jurisdiction to adjudicate the merits of this motion.