Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2002

The Board has determined that the veteran's claimed conditions are not related to his military service and denied all of his claims.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the claim of service connection for PTSD. The issue of whether the veteran is entitled to service connection for PTSD on the merits will be addressed in a later decision.

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 issue will now be decided on its merits.

The Board has granted an effective date of April 18, 1991 for the veteran's TDIU due to his service-connected psychiatric disability.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for the award of service connection for paranoid schizophrenia, assigning an effective date of August 28, 2002. The veteran was granted a 100% evaluation for his condition in that decision.

The Board denied reopening the claims for service connection due to lack of new and material evidence.

The Board has determined that the veteran's schizophrenia warrants a 70 percent evaluation, with resolution of all reasonable doubt in his favor.

The Board has determined that the veteran's schizophrenia is not related to his service-connected hepatitis and thus denied the claim for service connection.

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

The Board denied the veteran's request to reopen his claim of entitlement to service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, finding that new and material evidence had not been submitted.

The Board found that the veteran's psychiatric disorders, including atypical depression and bipolar disorder, are not related to his active duty service. The claim for service connection was denied.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claim for service connection for schizophrenia, paranoid type and granted it. The evidence submitted since the last denial is considered significant in deciding the merits of the case.

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

The Board denied an increased rating for the veteran's service-connected paranoid schizophrenia, currently rated at 30 percent.

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

The veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD, a headache disorder, and arthritis of the neck were denied. The claim for a compensable rating for residuals of a lower mandible fracture was granted.

The veteran's PTSD and schizophrenia were incurred during active service. Other conditions are not related to his military service.

The Board determined that the veteran's psychiatric disorder was not incurred in or aggravated by service, and thus denied his claim for service connection.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and granted a 60% disability rating for his grand mal epilepsy.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been received, allowing the veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for psychiatric disability to be reopened.