Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2000

The veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder and a psychosis for the purpose of treatment is denied as his claims are not well-grounded.

The RO denied reopening the claim of entitlement to service connection for a psychiatric disorder due to lack of new and material evidence.

The veteran's headaches are not rated higher than 10 percent.,Other conditions, including muscle and joint pains, bleeding gums, rash, weight gain, and psychiatric disability, do not meet the criteria for service connection.

The veteran's disabilities, including alcohol and substance abuse, left shoulder disability, eating disorder, and psychiatric issues, do not meet the criteria for a permanent and total disability rating for pension purposes.

The Board has reopened the claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and found it to be well-grounded. The case is now remanded to further develop the record, including obtaining VA treatment records from California.

The Board found that the appellant's claimed in-service stressors were not corroborated by service records or other credible evidence, and thus denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder.

The RO denied reopening the claim of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including schizophrenia, due to lack of new and material evidence.

The Board found that the veteran's death was not caused by any service-connected condition, and thus denied the claim for service connection for the cause of the veteran's death. The eligibility for Survivors' and Dependents' Educational Assistance under Chapter 35, Title 38, United States Code issue is also denied.

The Board has determined that the veteran's PTSD was incurred in service and granted service connection for this condition.

The Board granted a schedular 50 percent evaluation for undifferentiated type schizophrenia with PTSD, effective from February 2, 1992 to March 14, 1995.

The Board found no evidence that the veteran's current psychiatric disorder is related to his military service, and thus denied the claim for service connection.

The Board found that the veteran's claims of entitlement to service connection for chronic acquired lung and psychiatric disorders are not well grounded, thus denying both claims.

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder as secondary to service connected psoriasis vulgaris and denied the claim for an increased rating for psoriasis vulgaris.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a chronic acquired psychiatric disorder, varicose veins, and a chronic back disorder secondary to left knee impairment with arthritis. The issues have been remanded for further development.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence sufficient to reopen the claim for service connection for schizophrenia has been submitted, and the claim is now well grounded. The appellant's claim will be remanded for further development including a VA examination.

The veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including post-traumatic stress disorder, is being remanded to the RO for consideration of additional medical evidence submitted since the April 2000 supplemental statement of the case.

The Board has found new and material evidence to reopen the claim for service connection of an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and major depression. The case is remanded for further development regarding exposure to a stressor in service.

The Board finds that the veteran's claim is well-grounded and grants service connection for a psychiatric disorder, including schizophrenia.

The Board has determined that the evidence received since the July 1990 RO decision is not new and material, thus denying the veteran's application to reopen his claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder, including PTSD.

The Board denied service connection for the claimed conditions, finding that there was no evidence of a well-grounded claim for any of the disabilities.