Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2001

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including a left thumb disability, hemorrhoids, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), tinnitus, and a psychiatric disorder. The initial noncompensable evaluations assigned following grants of service connection were also denied.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD and for tinea infections (jungle rot) of the face, feet, and groin. The Board found no evidence linking these conditions to service.,Service connection was granted for PTSD based on credible supporting evidence that the claimed in-service stressor occurred.

The Board has reopened the claim of entitlement to service connection for a chronic acquired psychiatric disorder including depression. The veteran's sleep apnea was not incurred in or aggravated by active service.

The Board has determined that the veteran's schizophrenia, diagnosed as paranoid schizophrenia, was incurred during active service and is therefore entitled to service connection.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for reopening his service connection claim for an acquired psychiatric disability, stating that there was no evidence showing he suffered from such a disability during service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection and initial disability ratings for her psychiatric disorders, mitral valve prolapse, cyst on right breast, and bladder prolapse. The appeals were based on a lack of evidence presented during scheduled examinations.

The Board found that there was no competent evidence showing a psychiatric disorder in service, or within one year of separation. The veteran's current condition is not related to his military service.

The Board has granted the veteran's claims for service connection for irritable bowel syndrome, a genitourinary disorder, and an acquired psychiatric disorder including depression. The claim for PTSD was denied as there were no verified in-service stressors.

The Board denied the appellant's claims for service connection for residuals of a head trauma, acquired psychiatric disability, bunions, left hip disability, and low back disability. The reasons included lack of credible evidence supporting these conditions or their relationship to service.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals has determined that the veteran's claim for service connection for acquired psychiatric disorder, to include post traumatic stress disorder, was denied due to a lack of sufficient evidence and further development is needed.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the veteran's claim of service connection for an innocently acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Board has granted a 30 percent rating for the veteran's service-connected bronchial asthma, effective September 24, 2001.

The Board denied the veteran's claims of service connection for residuals of a head and brain injury resulting in a stroke, nerve impairment of the face, psychiatric disability, and heart disability. The decision also addressed his claim for a compensable evaluation for syphilis.

The Board has determined that the veteran's current skin condition, diagnosed as urticaria, had its onset in service and is therefore granted service connection.

The veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disability was denied in May 1973 and granted with an effective date of March 21, 1977. The RO also considered the veteran's claim for basal cell carcinoma secondary to Agent Orange exposure but found no evidence supporting this claim.

The Board has granted service connection for chronic left knee disability, including arthritis and traumatic arthritis. The rating assigned is 30 percent, effective from the date of the decision.

The Board has determined that a timely and adequate substantive appeal was filed with respect to the March 1999 rating action regarding the claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder. The appeal is granted.

The Board denied service connection for a low back disability and an acquired psychiatric disability, as well as the claim for an increased rating for postoperative residuals of a right meniscectomy. The veteran's current right knee arthritis is rated at 10 percent.

The Board has determined that the veteran's continued authorization to receive monthly fee-basis outpatient psychotherapy is denied as VA facilities in Albuquerque are capable of providing such care, and it would not impose undue hardship on him.

The Board found that a chronic psychosis was not present within one year of the veteran's discharge from service, and there is no evidence to support a finding that any current acquired psychiatric disability is etiologically related or aggravated by active service. The claim for service connection was therefore denied.