Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2000

The Board has denied the veteran's claim for service connection for a back disability, including spondylosis and scoliosis. The psychiatric disorder issue is pending as additional evidence was submitted.

The Board denied the appellant's claims for service connection due to lack of well-grounded evidence, finding no credible link between his current low back disorder and service.

The Board found that new and material evidence had been submitted to reopen the claim for a psychiatric disorder, but ultimately denied service connection due to lack of medical evidence supporting PTSD.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for somnambulism and an acquired psychiatric disability, including bipolar disorder and depression with PTSD features. The decision found that there was no clear and unmistakable evidence to rebut the presumption of soundness regarding the pre-existing sleepwalking condition, but also concluded that the veteran's sleepwalking did not undergo a permanent increase in severity during service.

The veteran's psychiatric disorder and weight loss are not found to be disabling enough to meet the criteria for a permanent and total disability rating for pension purposes.

The veteran's psychosis, currently diagnosed as schizophrenia, undifferentiated type, was initially diagnosed on September 2, 1993 and is shown to have been incurred in service. The effective date for the grant of service connection for this condition is November 19, 1992.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claim of service connection for a psychiatric disability, other than PTSD. The case is now remanded to determine if there are well-grounded claims and to conduct further development as needed.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the veteran's claims for service connection, but the preponderance of the evidence is against the claim.

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 a psychiatric disorder.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claim for service connection of an acquired psychiatric disorder and determined that new evidence supports a finding that his current bipolar disorder is related to his military service.

The Board has determined that the veteran's scar of the right cheek is service-connected, and his claim for a psychiatric condition is not well-grounded.

The veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, is being remanded due to the need for additional VA treatment records and a VA psychiatric examination.

The Board found that the veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and headaches were not well grounded, as there was no competent medical evidence linking these conditions to his military service.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claims for service connection for arthritis of the left knee, arthritis of the hips, a psychiatric disorder, and a cardiac disorder are not well grounded. The evidence does not establish a nexus between these conditions and disease or injury during service.

The Board has determined that the claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, is not well-grounded and therefore denied.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD and paranoid type schizophrenia are not well grounded, thus denying these claims.

The Board found no evidence of a nexus between the appellant's current psychiatric disorder and his period of active service, thus denying the claim for service connection.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD, personality disorder, and major depression with psychosis. The claim for PTSD was not well-grounded due to a lack of evidence showing a nexus between current symptoms and an in-service stressor. The claims for personality disorder and major depression were legally insufficient as these are not diseases or injuries that can be service-connected.

The Board has found that the veteran's psychiatric disability was incurred during active duty and is granted service connection.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claims for service connection for a psychiatric disability and a back disability. The evidence now submitted shows that the veteran's pre-existing psychiatric condition was aggravated by his military service, while the claim for a back disability is not supported by new or material evidence.