Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2002

The Board has granted service connection for a neuropsychiatric disorder, including the residuals of neurosyphilis. The examiner concluded that the veteran's current cognitive impairment is related to late-stage neurosyphilis from his military service.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, other than schizoaffective disorder, claimed as PTSD. The decision found that there was no evidence of combat exposure and that the stressors leading to PTSD were not verified.

The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including a respiratory disorder, skin rash, hair loss, otitis externa, tinnitus, inguinal lymph node hyperplasia, right carpal tunnel syndrome, and a psychiatric disorder. The veteran's claims were not well grounded.

The veteran's schizophrenia is currently rated at 30 percent, and the Board found that it did not meet the criteria for a higher rating.

The Board found that the veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder was not incurred in or aggravated by service and denied his claim. The RO previously denied service connection for residuals of angiofibroma of the nasopharynx, to include recurrent nosebleeds, based on a lack of recurrence during service and insufficient evidence to establish aggravation. The Board also found that no new and material evidence had been submitted to reopen this claim.

The veteran's appeal has been dismissed due to their death.

The veteran's claim for an increased evaluation of his service-connected schizophrenia was denied because he failed to report for scheduled VA examinations without good cause.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence was submitted to reopen the claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder, thus allowing the veteran's appeal.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have a current acquired psychiatric disorder and therefore, service connection for such condition is denied.

The Board found that the evidence received since the prior denials was not new and material, thus denying the reopening of the veteran's claims for service connection for a psychiatric disorder and diabetes mellitus.

The Board found no evidence of a current psychiatric disorder causally related to service and denied the veteran's claim for service connection.

The veteran's claim for restoration of service connection for a neuropsychiatric disorder from July 25, 1972 is denied as there was no clear and unmistakable error in the previous decisions.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals has determined that the veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, specifically bipolar I disorder, is due to disease or injury incurred in service. The decision extends the benefit of doubt to the veteran.

The Board found that the evidence received since January 1991 is not new and material, thus denying the veteran's attempt to reopen his previously denied claim for service connection for schizophrenia.

The Board denied the veteran's claims of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and a sinus disability, finding no evidence linking these conditions to his military service.

The Board found that the veteran's current mental disorder is not related to his service-connected right orchiectomy with impotence and denied his claim for service connection.

The Board has denied the claim for service connection for the cause of the veteran's death, finding that neither a cardiovascular disorder nor a seizure disorder was present during service or manifested within one year after service. The Board also found no relationship between the service-connected schizophrenia and the veteran's death.

The veteran's application to reopen a previously denied claim of service connection for schizophrenia was denied. The Board found that the veteran did not timely file either a substantive appeal or a request for an extension of time, and thus is statutorily barred from appealing the September 1996 RO decision.

The Board has granted the veteran's claim for service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder, finding that there is credible supporting evidence of the claimed in-service stressors and a link between his current symptoms and those stressors.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims of service connection for a seizure disorder, schizophrenia, and spinal fractures. The evidence does not support these claims as they are not related to any injury or disease in service.