Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2000

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for a nervous condition, finding no medical evidence linking it to his military service or any service-connected disability.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claims for service connection for aortic valve replacement with mitral valve systolic murmur and PTSD, but denied reopening of his claim for sacroiliac sprain. The rating for laceration wound of the right hand is increased to 10 percent.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for malaria, headaches, and a psychiatric disorder due to lack of competent medical evidence establishing current disabilities or a nexus between his service and these conditions.

The Board has determined that the veteran's preexisting psychiatric disorder was aggravated by service, and her right knee and hip conditions are not well-grounded claims.

The Board has reopened the claim for service connection for schizophrenia due to new evidence showing a preexisting condition aggravated by military service. The claim for memory loss is not well-grounded.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for a mental disorder is well grounded. The new and material evidence presented by the veteran, including a private psychological evaluation, supports this conclusion.

The appeal has been dismissed as the appellant requested withdrawal of the appeal.

The Board has granted the veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, finding that new and material evidence supports reopening of her previously denied claim.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability and a psychosis under the provisions of 38 U.S.C.A. § 1702 for medical care purposes, finding that there was no well-grounded evidence to support these claims.

The Board denied the veteran's application to reopen his claim of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, finding that new evidence did not change the outcome.

The veteran's schizophrenia, characterized by total occupational and social impairment due to gross impairment in thought processes or communication, persistent delusions or hallucinations, and a persistent danger of hurting others, was rated at 100 percent effective November 23, 1998.

The Board found that the claim for service connection for the cause of death is well grounded, but denied it as there was no evidence showing a direct relationship between the veteran's service-connected schizophrenia and his liver metastasis.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for basic eligibility to VA nonservice-connected pension benefits and did not address his request to reopen his service connection claim.

The Board has determined that the veteran's schizophrenia, undifferentiated type, warrants restoration of a 70 percent rating from November 1, 1971 to November 1, 1979.

The Board has ordered a Travel Board hearing to address the issue of whether new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder.

The veteran is seeking service connection for a psychiatric disorder, specifically PTSD, which he claims is related to his service-connected right leg disability. The case has been remanded due to the need for additional development and examination.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disability is well-grounded. However, his claim for liver and hemic disabilities, to include hepatitis, is not well-grounded.

The Board denied the veteran's petition to reopen his claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, finding that new and material evidence had not been submitted.

The Board found no evidence of a service-connected acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD. The veteran's symptoms were attributed to his substance abuse and personal history rather than military service.

The veteran's organic mental disorder has been found to be productive of total social and industrial inadaptability, warranting a 100% evaluation. This grant of a total schedular rating renders moot the claim for a total disability rating for compensation purposes based on individual unemployability.