Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2002

The Board has determined that the veteran is competent for VA purposes and does not require a guardian to manage his affairs.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, as well as his requests for increased evaluations and TDIU. The evidence submitted since the April 1996 rating decision was deemed insufficient to reopen the claim of service connection.

The Board found no evidence of an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, being incurred in or aggravated by service. The veteran's exposure to stressful events while serving aboard the USS Intrepid during the Cuban missile crisis was noted but did not result in a diagnosis of PTSD.

The Board found that the veteran's chronic psychiatric disability developed in service and has persisted since then, granting his claim for service connection.

The Board found that the veteran's current psychiatric disorder was not incurred in or aggravated by service, and a psychosis may not be presumed to have been incurred in service.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder, finding that no new and material evidence had been submitted to reopen his previous denial in 1982.

The veteran's request for service connection for schizophrenia and depression has been remanded due to the need for a hearing at the RO.

The Board found that the veteran's claimed disabilities are not related to his military service and denied all claims for service connection.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, including PTSD, and schizophrenia. The evidence did not support a finding of in-service stressors or a nexus between current symptoms and military service.

The Board found that the veteran does not have PTSD and did not provide service connection for a psychiatric disorder, including PTSD.

The Board has determined that the August 1976 rating decision denying service connection for schizophrenia was clearly and unmistakably erroneous, and service connection is granted effective from July 14, 1976.

The Board denied a higher evaluation for schizophrenia from September 29, 1997 to January 4, 2000, as the symptoms did not warrant a rating higher than 50 percent.

The veteran's nonservice-connected disabilities do not meet the criteria for a permanent and total disability rating for pension purposes.

The Board denied service connection for low back and cervical spine disorders, acquired psychiatric disorder, cardiovascular disorder, and irritable bowel syndrome. The veteran's claims were based on direct evidence rather than a presumption or secondary service connection.

The veteran's schizophrenia does not render him helpless or bedridden to the extent that he requires regular aid and attendance of another person, nor is he permanently housebound due to his service-connected disability.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability and for psychosis for medical care purposes, finding that there was no evidence of a chronic condition during or within one year after service, and that the post-service diagnoses were not related to military service.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for service connection for a nervous condition to include schizophrenia and depression, finding that there was no evidence of a psychiatric disorder during active duty for training and insufficient medical evidence linking current psychiatric conditions to service.

The Board has determined that the appellant does not have PTSD, insomnia, or an acquired psychiatric disorder such as depression or anxiety that is related to his military service.

The Board has dismissed the appeals for service connection on all issues due to the appellant's withdrawal of these appeals.

The Board denied the veteran's request to reopen his claim of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, finding that no new and material evidence had been submitted.