Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2001

The Board has granted service connection for schizophrenia with an effective date of October 17, 1986. The veteran's earlier claims were not properly adjudicated by the RO and are subsumed in the February 1986 decision.

The Board has remanded the case due to a need for additional medical records and examinations, as well as compliance with the Veterans Claims Assistance Act of 2000.

The Board found that the veteran's current psychiatric disability did not develop during service or within one year of discharge, and thus denied her claim for service connection.

The Board has granted service connection for a psychiatric disorder and TDIU, finding that the veteran's preexisting psychiatric disorder was aggravated by her military service. The claim of service connection for migraine headaches is remanded for further development.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD, finding that his claimed stressors could not be verified and he did not engage in combat.

The Board found that new and material evidence has not been presented to reopen the veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder (other than PTSD). The claim for service connection for PTSD was denied on the grounds that there were no combat-related stressors or PTSD diagnosis.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the claim of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, specifically schizophrenia. The effective date will be assigned based on the decision.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for schizophrenia, finding no new and material evidence to reopen the claim.

The Board found that the July 1969 rating decision did not involve clear and unmistakable error in denying service connection for a schizophrenic reaction, paranoid type. The RO correctly applied the regulations concerning the presumption of soundness and the presumption of aggravation.

The Board has confirmed the assignment of an effective date of September 28, 1990 for a 100% rating for schizophrenia with tension headaches and periodic depression. The veteran's claim for an earlier effective date was denied.

The Board has determined that it lacks jurisdiction over the issue of whether new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen a claim for service connection for a psychiatric disability. The veteran's claim for vocational rehabilitation subsistence allowance under Chapter 31, Title 38, United States Code is denied as he does not have any service-connected disabilities.

The Board has determined that the veteran's preexisting paranoid schizophrenia did not worsen during her active service, and thus denied her claim for service connection.

The Board found that the veteran does not have a current acquired psychiatric disorder attributable to or aggravated by service, and thus denied his claim for service connection.

The Board denied reopening of the veteran's claims for service connection for a psychiatric disorder, residuals of right foot injury, and hearing loss due to lack of new and material evidence.

The Board has denied service connection for the residuals of a low back injury but granted service connection for a psychiatric disability. The decision is mixed as it addresses both issues.

The veteran's claims of clear and unmistakable error (CUE) in the RO decisions are denied. The ROs did not consider all relevant evidence, but this does not constitute CUE.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a sleep disorder, skin disorder, and psychiatric disorder (claimed as depression). The decision also addressed his obesity claim.

The veteran meets the criteria for special monthly pension based on need for regular aid and attendance due to mental incapacity.

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

The Board finds that the veteran's service connection claims for an acquired psychiatric disorder, chronic prostatitis, and lumbosacral strain with spina bifida are denied as there is no current medical evidence definitively establishing these conditions or linking them to active service.