Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2000

The Board has determined that the veteran's schizophrenia existed prior to service and was not aggravated during active service. As a result, the claim for service connection is denied.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, finding that there was no competent evidence linking his current condition to his periods of service.

The veteran's service-connected schizophrenia is productive of severe social and industrial inadaptability, warranting a 70 percent evaluation.

The Board has reopened the claim for service connection for a chronic acquired psychiatric disorder due to new evidence. The claim for service connection for a cervical spine disorder remains not well grounded.

The Board denied the veteran's claims of service connection for residuals of a nasal fracture, an acquired psychiatric disorder (to include schizophrenia), and glaucoma. The evidence submitted since the February 1983 decision did not provide new or material information to reopen the claim for nasal fractures. There is no medical evidence linking the veteran's current acquired psychiatric disorder (to include schizophrenia) or glaucoma to military service.

The veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, identified as anxiety disorder, is granted. The Board also grants a 60 percent evaluation for his lumbar spine disorder and finds that he meets the criteria for a total disability rating due to individual unemployability based on his service-connected disabilities.

The Board has determined that no new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the veteran's claims for service connection for psychiatric disability, stomach disability, and gastroesophageal reflux disability.

The Board has denied the reopening of both claims for service connection due to lack of new and material evidence.

The Board has remanded the veteran's case due to new evidence and requests for additional development, including a VA psychiatric examination.

The Board denied the appellant's claim of entitlement to service connection for schizophrenia, finding that his claim was not well-grounded.

The Board has determined that the veteran did not file an adequate substantive appeal for all issues listed, and thus lacks jurisdiction to consider these claims.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an increased rating for his service-connected low back disorder and for nonservice-connected pension benefits based on permanent and total disability due to a nonservice-connected mental disorder.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder. The claim is well-grounded, and the veteran's current symptoms are related to his service-connected peptic ulcer disease.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection due to a lack of new and material evidence, as the submitted medical records did not show any link between his claimed conditions and active military service.

The veteran's psychiatric condition was initially rated at 10 percent from December 1, 1995 to November 7, 1996 and increased to 30 percent effective November 7, 1996.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the claim of service connection for schizophrenia. By extending the benefit of doubt, the Board finds that the veteran's schizophrenia is due to disease incurred in service. The Board also found that the criteria for a 100 percent rating for the service-connected psychiatric disability have been met.

The Board has determined that the claim for service connection for schizophrenia with a depressive component is not well grounded and thus denied.

The Board denied the appellant's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, and residuals of a left leg injury. The claim for hypertension was previously denied in September 1985 due to lack of evidence linking the current condition to service.

The veteran's PTSD has been rated at 50 percent prior to November 7, 1996 and at 70 percent on and subsequent to that date. The RO granted a total rating for compensation purposes based on individual unemployability effective November 7, 1996.

The Board found that the veteran's schizophrenia, diagnosed as residual type, has resulted in no more than considerable social and industrial impairment since February 24, 1993. The claim for an evaluation in excess of 50 percent was denied.