Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2000

The Board has determined that the veteran's schizophrenia does not warrant a rating in excess of 50 percent, and he is not individually unemployable due to his service-connected disability.

The Board has granted an increase in disability compensation for service-connected paranoid schizophrenia from 30 to 100 percent, effective August 26, 1991. The veteran is now eligible for payment of attorney fees from past-due benefits resulting from this award.

The Board has determined that the veteran's mental disorder and lower back disability are not service-connected as they are not causally related to his military service. The evidence does not support a finding of inservice incurrence or aggravation of these conditions.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claims for service connection are not well grounded. The evidence does not support a current diagnosis of any residuals from her cesarean section, breast reduction surgery, or multiple sclerosis.

The Board has determined that the appellant's claim is well-grounded and has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD.

The Board denied the reopening of the claim for service connection due to lack of new and material evidence, thus denying the veteran's request.

The Board has determined that the veteran's paranoid schizophrenia warrants a 10 percent evaluation from October 31, 1988 to June 6, 1996.

The Board found that the veteran's nervous disorder and schizophrenia were not incurred in or aggravated by his military service, as there was no evidence of treatment during service and initial diagnoses did not occur until after discharge. The claim is denied.

The Board has granted the veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and lumbosacral degenerative disc disease with spondylolisthesis and L5-S1 herniated intravertebral disc as secondary to her service-connected left ankle disability. The claim of entitlement to increased evaluation for residuals of a left ankle sprain is granted.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an effective date earlier than August 3, 1989 for the award of compensation benefits for schizophrenia.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric condition, finding that new and material evidence had not been submitted to reopen his previous claims. The decision is final.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for back pain, nosebleeds, and a psychiatric condition (claimed as 'nerves'), finding that she did not establish that these conditions were incurred or aggravated in line of duty during her National Guard service.

The Board has denied the veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD and pension benefits due to permanent total disability. The denial of PTSD is pending as the service medical records are missing, while the denial of pension benefits is based on the veteran's psychiatric disabilities.

The Board denied the veteran's appeal for an earlier effective date for the awards of a 70 percent schedular rating and a total rating based on individual unemployability.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disability, finding no competent medical evidence linking his current condition to his military service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection due to lack of evidence linking his cysts and psychiatric disorders to military service, and failed to establish a well-grounded claim for tinnitus.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a psychiatric disability and residuals of a head injury, finding that they are not well-grounded based on lack of evidence showing onset during or within one year after service.

The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including bilateral hearing loss, fungal infection of the skin, gastrointestinal disability, and psychiatric disability (PTSD), as well as memory loss disorder. The veteran's claims were found to be not well-grounded.

The Board denied the veteran's appeals regarding the timeliness of his NOD to a January 1995 rating decision and whether the June 1973 rating decision denying service connection for schizophrenia was clearly and unmistakably erroneous.

The veteran's claim for a higher rating for his service-connected psychiatric disability was granted, effective July 14, 1993. The Board found that the evidence did not show total social or industrial impairment due to service-connected psychiatric disability prior to this date.