Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2001

The Board of Veterans' Appeals found that the veteran does not have an organic mental disorder related to service or any incident therein, and thus denied his claim for service connection.

The veteran's effective date for a 100% disability evaluation for paranoid schizophrenia is set at September 15, 1993, the day following his separation from active service.

The Board has granted a 100 percent evaluation for the veteran's service-connected schizophrenia, paranoid type due to total occupational and social impairment.

The Board has remanded the case for further development and examination to determine if service connection can be granted for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, and a low back disorder.

The veteran's schizophrenia is currently rated at 50 percent disabling, with a deduction of the pre-service level of disability resulting in a net rating of 20 percent.

The veteran was service-connected for schizophrenia, which caused his death. The appellant is seeking Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA) benefits under Chapter 35 of Title 38, but the Board finds she does not meet the eligibility criteria and thus is not entitled to these benefits.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the previously denied claim of service connection for a psychiatric disorder. The case will now be addressed on its merits.

The veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability was denied. The RO requested additional records to support the veteran's claim, but no new evidence or development has been provided.

The veteran's claim of reopening his service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder is being remanded due to the appellant's hardship in traveling to Washington, D.C. for a personal hearing.

The Board has granted the apportionment of $114 per month from the veteran's disability compensation for his sons, J. and J., effective October 1, 1995.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for amputation of the right little finger and for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include post-traumatic stress disorder. The denial is based on a finding that new and material evidence has not been received to reopen these claims.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals has determined that further development is required to resolve the claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, as there are conflicting diagnoses and the evidence may be split between personality disorders and schizophrenia.

The Board has granted service connection for schizophrenia, a psychiatric disorder, and determined that the veteran is entitled to a total disability evaluation based on individual unemployability due to his service-connected disabilities.

The Board has determined that the veteran is incompetent for VA benefit purposes due to his mental incapacity resulting from service-connected schizophrenia.

The Board has denied the veteran's claim for an increased evaluation of his service-connected chronic undifferentiated schizophrenia, currently rated at 70 percent. The evidence does not meet the criteria for a 100 percent disability rating.

The Board denied the claim of entitlement to service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability in April 1995. The veteran submitted new evidence, but it was found not to be material and did not change the outcome.

The veteran is seeking service connection for a psychiatric disability, but the claim has been remanded due to the need for additional medical examination and evidence.

The veteran's service connection claims for headaches and an acquired psychiatric disorder have been granted. The residuals of a right fifth finger fracture are also granted.

The Board determined that the veteran did not file a timely and adequate substantive appeal with the March 1997 rating decision, thus this decision is final.

The Board has determined that the veteran's schizophrenia was not incurred or aggravated during service and is not otherwise related to his military service. The claim for service connection for schizophrenia is denied.