Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2001

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder, finding no medical evidence linking his current mental health conditions to his military service.

The Board has determined that the effective date for the grant of service connection for chronic paranoid schizophrenia and bipolar disorder should be August 6, 1991, as this is the date the appellant's reopened claim was received.

The Board denied a request for an earlier effective date of March 23, 1999, for the grant of service connection for paranoid schizophrenia.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and finds that there is sufficient evidence to link his current condition to service. However, personality disorders are not disabilities characterized as diseases or injuries incurred in service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims of service connection for a disorder manifested by swelling and pain of multiple joints, psychiatric disorders including major depression and dysthymia, and sexual dysfunction. The evidence did not meet the criteria for reopening the claim for service connection due to an undiagnosed illness.

The Board found no evidence of a chronic cervical musculoskeletal disorder or compensable arthritis of the neck within one year following separation from service. The psychiatric and sleeplessness claims were also denied as there was insufficient evidence to support secondary service connection.

The Board has determined that the claims are not well-grounded and denied service connection for a psychiatric disorder. The claim for an increased evaluation of residuals of a head injury is also denied. The case is being remanded to allow for additional development, including obtaining medical evidence and scheduling a VA examination.

The Board has granted the effective date of June 13, 1992 for the grant of service connection for schizophrenia, paranoid type.

The Board has requested additional examinations and records to determine if the veteran's psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, and headaches are related to his military service. The case is being remanded for these actions.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the veteran's claim for service connection for schizophrenia, which was previously denied in January 1982. The RO will now proceed with a full merits review of the case.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the claim for service connection for schizophrenia, which was first diagnosed in February 1971. The Board also found that the veteran's schizophrenia is service-connected.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claim of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and is now considering whether new evidence supports a finding that his current condition was incurred in or aggravated by military service.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals (Board) has denied the veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including manic depression, bipolar disorder, and schizoaffective disorder. The RO concluded that the veteran's pre-existing condition was not aggravated by service.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including a psychiatric examination and additional medical records.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for compensation benefits under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 due to lack of well-groundedness, and also denied her service connection claim.

The VA denied service connection for chronic acquired psychiatric disability and PTSD. The veteran's request for a hearing before the Board was not addressed.

The veteran's claim for an effective date prior to August 31, 2000, for the grant of service connection for PTSD was denied. The Board granted service connection for PTSD with an effective date set at August 31, 2000.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and PTSD, finding that new evidence did not reopen the claim of an acquired psychiatric disorder and that there was no credible in-service stressor to support a diagnosis of PTSD.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include post-traumatic stress disorder. The appeal is based on reopening of a previously denied claim due to new evidence.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals has denied the veteran's claim for a compensable rating for his service-connected psychiatric disability.