Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2000

The Board has determined that the veteran's claims for service connection for psychiatric, neurological, respiratory, and vision disorders are not well grounded as there is no credible evidence showing these conditions were incurred or aggravated during active service.

The Board denied the claim for service connection for PTSD, finding that there was no evidence linking the veteran's current psychiatric condition to his military service.

The Board denied the veteran's claim of service connection for his psychiatric disorder, finding that there was no evidence showing a direct relationship between his in-service symptoms and his current condition.

The veteran is dissatisfied with the initial 30 percent rating assigned for schizophrenia, paranoid type and has requested a higher rating. The case must be remanded to determine which criteria (old or new) is more favorable to the veteran.

The Board has remanded the case for further development and consideration due to new evidence submitted by the veteran's representative.

The Board found that the veteran's paranoid schizophrenia was not incurred in or aggravated during his active service and may not be presumed to have been incurred in service.

The veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and esophageal disorder is well-grounded. The Board has found that the veteran had a current diagnosis of globus hystericus, which he claims was caused by his presence during Operation Dominic in 1962.

The Board granted a 60% rating for lumbar spine spondylolisthesis with stenosis and radiculopathy, effective from June 16, 1989. The claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder was reopened but denied.

The Board has remanded the case to the RO for further action, including scheduling a video conference hearing and returning it to the Board.

The Board has granted a 100 percent schedular rating for service-connected schizophrenia, effective October 1, 2000. The veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities is also granted.

The Board has denied the appellant's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, and dysthymic disorder due to a lack of evidence linking these conditions to his military service.

The Board denied the claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and a back disorder, finding that new evidence did not provide sufficient material to reopen the claim. The appellant's current psychiatric disorder is presumed related to his military service, but there is no evidence of exposure to herbicide agents or direct service connection.

The Board found that the veteran's claim was well grounded but denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, concluding that there is no evidence to support a link between his current condition and active service.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals has determined that the veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, claimed as secondary to her service-connected right knee chondromalacia, is not well grounded and was denied.

The Board denied the appellant's appeal, holding that the character of his discharge from military service constituted a bar to VA benefits.

The Board has determined that the veteran's schizophrenia, which was first manifested during military service, is service-connected.

The veteran is not found to be mentally incompetent and therefore the appeal is denied.

The Board found that the appellant's schizophrenia met criteria for a 100% disability evaluation as of December 30, 1991. The earliest date on which it was factually ascertainable that he met these criteria is December 30, 1991. Therefore, an effective date of December 30, 1991 for the award of a 100% disability evaluation for schizophrenia is granted.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has not been submitted to reopen the claim of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder. The appellant's claims are based on his current diagnosis of depression, which he attributes to substance abuse rather than military service.

The Board has reopened the claim of service connection for a psychiatric disorder, but denied it on the merits due to lack of evidence linking the current condition to service.