Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2000

The VA determined that the veteran's schizophrenia does not warrant a rating higher than 50 percent, as his symptoms do not meet the criteria for a 70 percent evaluation under either the old or new regulations.

The Board denied service connection for a psychiatric disorder, concluding that there was no evidence of a disability in service or within one year thereafter.

The Board has determined that the veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, is at least as likely as not related to service. The claim for service connection is granted.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder is not well grounded, and therefore denied.

The VA denied the veteran's claim for an increased evaluation of his service-connected schizophrenia, currently rated at 50 percent.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and a dysthymic disorder. The decision found that there was no evidence of PTSD or a nexus between the claimed conditions and service.

The Board found that the veteran's pre-existing psychiatric condition did not undergo any increase in severity during his active service and denied entitlement to service connection for a psychiatric condition. The claim of entitlement to a total disability rating for compensation purposes based on individual unemployability by reason of service-connected disabilities was also denied.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased evaluations for right ear hearing loss and service connection for tinnitus. The claim for schizophrenia was also denied, but with a remand to consider whether an extraschedular rating is warranted.

The Board found that the appellant's discharge was dishonorable due to a general court-martial, but new evidence submitted since the April 1990 decision does not establish he was insane at the time of his offense.

The Board has determined that the submitted evidence is not new and material, thus denying the reopening of the claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Board found that the veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, is not well grounded due to a lack of a nexus between any acquired psychiatric disorder and her active duty service.

The Board denied payment of unauthorized medical expenses incurred at a state psychiatric facility due to the veteran's preference for non-VA care over VA facilities, despite his service-connected condition.

The veteran's service-connected schizophrenia, chronic undifferentiated type, is of such severity and persistence as to produce complete social and industrial inadaptability, warranting a 100 percent evaluation.

The VA denied the veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, due to a lack of evidence showing a current diagnosis or a link between service and the condition.

The Board found no evidence of a current psychiatric disability and concluded that the claim for service connection is not well grounded.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, a cervical spine disorder, and a lumbar spine disorder. The appeals were not well-grounded as there is no credible medical evidence linking these conditions to his period of service.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions are not well grounded and thus denied.

The veteran's claim for a higher rating for his service-connected schizophrenia is granted.

The veteran's appeal is dismissed due to her death.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for paranoid schizophrenia, finding that his claim was not well-grounded.