Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2000

The Board of Veterans' Appeals has determined that the veteran's psychiatric disorder was aggravated by her active military service, and thus grants her claim for service connection.

The Board denied the appellant's requests to reopen his claims for service connection due to lack of new and material evidence.

The Board dismissed the appeal due to the appellant's withdrawal of the appeal before a decision was made.

The Board has denied the veteran's claim of direct service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Board has granted an effective date of March 1997 for a total rating for compensation based upon individual unemployability due to the appellant's service-connected schizophrenia.

The Board found that the veteran's claim of service connection for a chronic acquired psychiatric disorder is not well grounded as there was no credible evidence showing that his current disability was incurred or aggravated by military service.

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, and a compensable rating for residuals of a head injury. However, the veteran's claim for a higher rating remains pending as there are unresolved issues regarding his current conditions.

The Board has requested clarification on the appellant's request for a personal hearing and has scheduled one. The case will be returned to the RO for further action, including scheduling the hearing and returning it to the Board.

The Board found that the veteran's claims for service connection were not well grounded and thus denied them.

The Board has reopened the claim of service connection for schizophrenia due to new and material evidence, but finds that the claim is not well-grounded.

The Board denied the moving party's request for an effective date prior to November 30, 1983 for a total rating based on individual unemployability due to psychiatric disorder. The motion alleging clear and unmistakable error in this decision was denied.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claims for service connection have not been reopened due to lack of new and material evidence.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claim for service connection for schizophrenia was properly reopened on December 5, 1994, and effective date of January 25, 1995 was assigned. The decision also grants a 100 percent evaluation retroactive to December 5, 1994.

The veteran's claims for a compensable evaluation for hemorrhoids and service connection for a psychiatric disorder are being remanded due to his failure to report for scheduled examinations. Additional assistance is needed to ensure these issues can be properly evaluated.

The veteran has a psychiatric condition that is secondary to service-connected facial scars, and the claim for an increased rating for the scars of the scalp, forehead, nose, and right cheek was granted.

The Board has determined that the appellant's service-connected disabilities render him in need of regular aid and attendance, resulting in a grant of special monthly compensation based on this need.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals has determined that the veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder is not well-grounded, and therefore denied.

The Board has reopened the claim for service connection for psychiatric disability other than PTSD due to new and material evidence. However, the claim is denied as there is no evidence of a well-grounded claim for service connection for PTSD.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including substance abuse, cannot be reopened due to lack of new and material evidence.

The Board has determined that the appellant did not file a timely substantive appeal regarding his claim of service connection for a psychiatric disorder, and therefore dismissed the case.