Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2001

The Board denied the reopening of the claim for service connection due to lack of new and material evidence, as the additional medical records did not provide a basis to establish a current psychiatric disorder related to service.

The Board has granted service connection for the claimed temporomandibular joint disability, facial nerve damage, and psychiatric disability. Service connection was denied for a neck disability.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claim for service connection of an acquired psychiatric disorder, including bipolar disorder. The evidence supports a link between the veteran's current psychiatric condition and his military service.

The Board denied the veteran's claim of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, finding that the earliest effective date was December 5, 1995. The Board also noted that there is no evidence to support a relationship between the veteran's current psychiatric condition and his service.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the claim of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder. The appellant's medical opinion from Dr. Juarbe supports a link between his military service and his current mental condition.

The Board found that the veteran did not timely file a substantive appeal for his claims of service connection for chronic fatigue, various undiagnosed illnesses, and a mental disorder. The appeal was closed due to failure to respond within the required time frame.

The veteran's schizophrenia, the only service-connected condition, is currently rated at 100 percent due to its severe manifestations and inability to work.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for a 100 percent disability rating for his service-connected psychiatric disorder, finding no basis in law or fact for such a determination.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has not been submitted to reopen the claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder other than PTSD.

The Board has reopened the veteran's previously denied claim of service connection for a psychiatric disorder, but is unable to decide the merits of the case at this time due to the need for further development.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals denied the reopening of the veteran's claim for service connection due to lack of new and material evidence.

The Board has remanded the case due to changes in the law and the need for additional development.

The Board has determined that the veteran's current psychiatric disorder is not related to service and therefore denied his claim for service connection.

The Board has granted the veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, specifically paranoid schizophrenia with depression.

The Board found that the veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, diagnosed as schizophrenia, was not incurred in service and denied his claim for service connection.

The Board denied the appellant's request for an extension of her delimiting date for educational assistance benefits under Chapter 1606, Title 10, United States Code due to lack of evidence that her psychiatric problems were incurred in or aggravated by service.

The Board denied the veteran's request to reopen his claim of service connection for schizophrenia, finding that no new and material evidence had been submitted since the RO's October 1993 decision.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals (Board) denied the veteran's claim for special monthly compensation based on the need for aid and attendance or on account of being housebound due to his service-connected schizophrenia. The RO should obtain a medical opinion regarding whether the veteran's service-connected schizophrenia alone incapacitates him to such an extent that he would be unable to care for himself without the regular assistance of another person, or if it renders him housebound.

The Board found that the veteran's psychiatric disorder, including paranoid schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorder, was incurred in service. The decision granted the claim for service connection.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for schizophrenia, Bell's palsy, and status post head trauma from motor vehicle accident due to his failure to report for scheduled VA examinations without good cause.