Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2002

The Board has denied the veteran's request to reopen his claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus, hypertension, a psychiatric disorder with depression and/or organic affective disorder, and a back disorder. The evidence submitted was not considered sufficient to reopen the claims.

The veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disability, including PTSD and schizophrenia, was denied by the RO.

The Board denied reopening the claim of service connection for a psychiatric disability other than PTSD due to lack of new and material evidence.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has not been submitted to reopen the veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder, as the provided evidence does not bear directly and substantially on whether the veteran now has a psychiatric disorder related to his military service.

The Board has reopened the claim of service connection for schizophrenia due to new and material evidence. The veteran's preexisting schizophrenia was aggravated during service, meeting the criteria for presumptive service connection.

The Board found that the December 1993 rating decision denying service connection for a headache disorder and a psychiatric disorder was final. The veteran did not appeal this decision, as he had not received notice of it.

The veteran's claim for service connection for schizophrenia was granted, with an effective date of January 20, 1984.

The Board has dismissed the appeal due to the appellant's withdrawal of the appeal prior to a decision being made.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD and granted it, based on new medical opinions linking his current mental health diagnoses to symptoms during military service.

The Board found clear and unmistakable error (CUE) in its August 1993 decision that a July 1984 rating decision was final, allowing for an earlier effective date of July 5, 1988 for the grant of service connection for schizophrenia.

The Board denied an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for schizophrenia, finding that no new and material evidence was submitted prior to August 28, 1992.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, finding no current diagnosis and noting that any opinion based solely on a history as related by the veteran is not binding.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder and is now considering whether new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen her previously denied claim.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the veteran's claim of service connection for a psychiatric disorder. The VA outpatient records dated in August 2002 document the presence of an acquired psychiatric disorder following the veteran's release from active duty.

The Board granted service connection for psoriasis secondary to service-connected schizophrenia and assigned an effective date of May 9, 1989. The veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for schizophrenia was denied.

The Board has determined that the veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, was not incurred in or aggravated by service and is not presumed to have been incurred due to a psychosis manifest within one year of separation. The cardiovascular disorder claimed as secondary to PTSD is also denied.

The RO denied reopening the claim for service connection for schizophrenia, finding that no new and material evidence had been submitted.

The Board denied the veteran's claims of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and residuals of a head injury, finding that there was no evidence linking these conditions to his period of active service. The claim for residuals of a head injury was also denied as new and material evidence had not been submitted.

The Board found that the veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder was not incurred in or aggravated by active service and denied his claim.

The Board has determined that the veteran's schizophrenia was aggravated in service, warranting service connection.