Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2001

The Board found no credible evidence of an in-service stressor for PTSD, and the veteran does not meet the criteria for a diagnosis of PTSD. The acquired psychiatric disorder was also denied as it did not result from disease or injury in service.

The Board has remanded the case due to changes in the law and the need for additional development of the claim, including obtaining medical records from various providers.

The Board has remanded the case to the RO for further development and consideration of the veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including emotional instability reaction.

The veteran's claim for an increased rating for his service-connected psychiatric disability was granted, with a 30 percent evaluation effective from March 31, 1995.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claim for PTSD is more accurately characterized as a claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include dysthymic disorder and PTSD. The claims of service connection for bilateral shin splints with bone deterioration, lower back condition, and bilateral arthritis of the knees were denied.

The veteran's claims for increased evaluations and service connection were denied. The RO has developed all evidence necessary, but the residuals of shrapnel wounds are not shown to warrant higher ratings.

The Board has determined that the effective date for a 100 percent evaluation for the veteran's service-connected paranoid type schizophrenia should be August 22, 1995.

The Board denied service connection for paranoid schizophrenia, finding the claim not well grounded. The case was remanded due to changes in the law and the need for additional development.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claim for service connection of schizophrenia due to new and material evidence submitted since the December 1974 rating decision. The case is now remanded for further development.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals (BVA) found that the veteran's child, [redacted], was not permanently incapable of self-support prior to reaching age 18 in January 1981. Therefore, he cannot be recognized as a helpless child and the appeal is denied.

The Board denied the appellant's claims for service connection for a mixed personality disorder and a psychiatric disorder to include PTSD, finding no competent medical evidence of these conditions during or subsequent to his military service.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an earlier effective date of March 6, 1978, for a 100% disability rating for paranoid schizophrenia.

The veteran's claimed psychiatric disorder, schizophrenia, was not shown to have had its onset during service or within one year following separation from service and is not considered to be related to any disease or injury in service.

The Board found that the veteran's psychiatric disorder other than PTSD did not originate or suffer aggravation in service, nor is it due to disease or injury in service. The RO denied service connection for a psychiatric disorder on both direct and secondary bases.

The Board has ordered the RO to obtain additional service medical records, personnel records, and psychiatric evaluations. The case will be remanded for further development.

The veteran's application for Service Disabled Veterans' (RH) Insurance was denied because it was not received within one year of the date service connection was granted.

The Board has determined that the veteran's TDIU claim is granted effective November 15, 2000. The left knee disorder and acquired psychiatric disorder claims are both reopened due to new evidence submitted since their final decisions in February 1990 and April 1982 respectively. However, service connection for these conditions remains denied as the evidence does not support a finding of direct service connection.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have an acquired psychiatric disorder related to his military service, and thus denied his claim for service connection.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals (Board) has denied the veteran's claim for service connection for a chronic acquired psychiatric disorder. The case is being remanded to the RO for further development, including obtaining additional information from the service department and considering whether any additional notification or development action is required under the VCAA.