Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2002

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus and a medically unexplained irritable bowel syndrome, both presumed to be due to Gulf War service. Service connection was denied for the veteran's claimed psychiatric disorder and digestive disorder.

The Board found no evidence linking the veteran's current psychiatric disorder to his service, and denied his claim for service connection.

The Board found the veteran incompetent to handle disbursement of VA funds without limitation due to persistent psychotic symptoms and ordered that he be rated as incompetent.

The Board denied service connection for a psychiatric disorder in February 1987, finding that the condition existed prior to service and was not aggravated by service. The veteran argues this decision is incorrect due to potential pre-service hospitalizations.

The Board has determined that the veteran's psychiatric disorder and low back disability did not begin during service or due to any incident of service, and thus denied both claims.

The Board found that the evidence submitted since the 1992 RO decision is not new and material, thus denying the veteran's attempt to reopen his claim of service connection for a chronic acquired psychiatric disability.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disability, including schizophrenia. The appeal is granted.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claim for service connection for paranoid schizophrenia and is granting it based on a finding that the condition was incurred during active duty.

The veteran has withdrawn his appeal regarding the issue of whether clear and unmistakable error (CUE) existed in a previous Board decision denying service connection for psychiatric disorder and drug addiction. The Board does not have jurisdiction to consider this claim.

The Board denied reopening the claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder, but found new and material evidence had not been submitted. The case is remanded to re-rate existing disabilities and consider special monthly pension benefits.

The Board found that the veteran's mental disorder was not incurred in or aggravated by active service and denied his claim. The issue of arthritis of multiple joints was also denied, but the RO did not provide a rating assigned or effective date.

The veteran's service-connected schizophrenic reaction with acute depressive episodes is currently rated at 50 percent, reflecting occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity.

The veteran's disabilities do not meet the criteria for special monthly pension based on the need for regular aid and attendance or being housebound.

The veteran has withdrawn his appeal for an increase in a 50 percent rating for service-connected schizophrenia and PTSD.

The Board denied service connection for a neuropsychiatric disorder, finding that the veteran did not have an acquired psychiatric disease during or after service.

The Board has denied the veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, including bipolar disorder and depression, finding no evidence linking these conditions to his military service.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, finding no current chronic condition and noting that the evidence did not show a relationship to military service.

The Board dismissed the appeal due to the veteran's death, and the claim is now dismissed.

The Board denied the veteran's claim of submitting new and material evidence to reopen his PTSD claim, as there was no current diagnosis provided in the additional evidence submitted.

The Board has determined that the veteran's current disabilities are not service-connected due to his own willful misconduct during service.