Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2001

The Board has denied the appellant's claims for service connection for psychiatric, skin, and pulmonary disorders, as well as a condition on the buttocks. The reasons are not provided in this text.

The veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), is being remanded due to incomplete records and the need for further development of evidence.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claim and found new and material evidence, but denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder as there is no compensable disability within VA compensation purposes.

The Board denied the appellant's request for an increase in her apportionment of the veteran's disability compensation benefits, finding that the amount was not warranted given the hardship shown by the appellant and other dependents.

The RO denied service connection for paranoid schizophrenia but granted an increased rating for the veteran's back disability. The decision is unclear on whether the denial of service connection was based on a finding that it did not meet the direct service connection criteria or if there were other issues at play.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for a 100 percent evaluation for her service-connected acquired psychiatric disorder, finding that no evidence supports such an award prior to June 25, 1986.

The veteran's service-connected schizophrenia is productive of considerable social and industrial impairment, resulting in a 50 percent disability evaluation.

The Board found that the veteran does not have PTSD and his current psychiatric symptoms did not begin during service or due to any incident of service. Therefore, service connection for a chronic acquired psychiatric disorder, including post-traumatic stress disorder, was denied.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disability, and as such, service connection is granted.

The Board found that new and material evidence had been submitted to reopen the claim for service connection for a psychiatric disability, but further development was needed before making a final decision.

The veteran's service-connected bronchial asthma does not render him unemployable due to the severity of his disability.

The veteran's appeal for service connection on all the listed issues was dismissed due to a failure to file a timely substantive appeal.

The Board has determined that the veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder and bilateral metatarsalgia of the first, second, and third metatarsals are not service-connected.

The Board has granted the veteran's claim to reopen his service connection for schizophrenia and depression, finding new evidence that supports a diagnosis of paranoid schizophrenia incurred during his initial period of active military service.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence sufficient to reopen the veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for a psychiatric disorder has been received, thus allowing the case to proceed on its merits.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals has determined that the veteran's paranoid schizophrenia was incurred in active service and granted service connection for this condition.

The veteran claims that the RO erred in February 1972 when it denied him service connection for schizophrenia. The Board found no clear and unmistakable error.

The Board has determined that the February 1982 rating decision, which denied service connection for paranoid type schizophrenia, contained clear and unmistakable error. Service connection was awarded for schizophrenia effective December 1, 1981.

The Board granted a total disability evaluation based on individual unemployability due to the appellant's psychiatric disorder, effective October 19, 1995.

The veteran seeks service connection for a chronic acquired psychiatric disability, including PTSD. The Board has ordered additional development to clarify the etiology of any diagnosed psychiatric disorders and determine if they are related to military service.