Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2000

The Board has denied the veteran's request to reopen his claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder, finding that the additional evidence submitted since the April 1997 decision is not new and material.

The Board has determined that the veteran's schizophrenia, paranoid type, does not warrant an increased rating under either the old or new criteria. The disability is currently rated at 30 percent.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including schizophrenia and PTSD, is well-grounded. The case will now be remanded to determine if the stressors are consistent with combat service.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include schizophrenia and PTSD, is plausible. The case was remanded multiple times due to various issues including the need for additional evidence and development.

The Board has denied the appellant's claims for evaluations of his service-connected disabilities, including right middle finger disability and psychiatric disorder. The residuals of both inguinal herniorrhaphies are rated noncompensable.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disability, now claimed as a nervous condition, due to new evidence provided by the Social Security Administration. The claim is well-grounded and will be further evaluated.

The VA determined that the veteran's service-connected schizophrenia did not cause his death from bronchopneumonia, and thus denied the claim for service connection for the cause of death.

The veteran's appeal is for an increased rating for his service-connected schizophrenia, currently rated at 50 percent. The Board has ordered the case to be remanded due to inadequate medical records and the need for a new examination.

The Board has granted a disability evaluation of 50 percent for schizophrenia, but denied any request for an increased rating.

The Board found no evidence of chronic back or psychiatric disorders during service, and the current conditions are not related to any in-service injuries. The claim for service connection is denied.

The Board found that the veteran's claims of service connection for a neuropsychiatric disorder, including PTSD and anxiety, as well as paranoid schizophrenia, are not well-grounded. There is no medical evidence linking these conditions to his military service.

The Board has found the veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD to be well grounded based on the findings and diagnoses of three VA physicians. The RO is directed to obtain additional medical records, particularly those related to the stressor event in service, and to provide a comprehensive psychiatric examination.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals has determined that the claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including schizophrenia, is not well-grounded and therefore denied.

The Board has determined that the veteran did not submit a timely substantive appeal with the August 1991 RO rating decision, denying service connection for residuals of a head injury. As a result, the Board does not have jurisdiction over this issue.

The Board has reopened the claim of entitlement to service connection for schizophrenia due to new and material evidence submitted since the final November 1977 rating decision.

The veteran's schizophrenia disability is currently rated at 100 percent, the highest schedular rating available.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, specifically PTSD, and for a higher rating for his asbestos-related lung disease. The evidence did not support the occurrence of in-service stressors leading to PTSD, and there was no credible supporting evidence that the asbestos-related lung condition had worsened.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining medical opinions and arranging for examinations to address the veteran's psychiatric disorder and hepatitis.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claims for service connection are not well-grounded as there is no medical evidence linking any of his current disabilities to his military service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased rating for kidney stones, service connection for gallstones, bronchitis, and an acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD), as well as reopening of his claims for neck pain with radiculopathy into the back and shoulders due to degenerative arthritis and headaches.