Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2002

The Board found that the veteran's psychiatric disability, if present, did not have its onset in service and is not related to an incident of service. Therefore, the claim for service connection was denied.

The Board granted the veteran's request for an earlier effective date of April 28, 2002, for his service connection award for a chronic acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an effective date prior to April 21, 1970, for a grant of service connection for acquired psychiatric disability due to procedural error in the March 1960 rating decision.

The Board denied the veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for a psychiatric disability, concluding that his current acquired psychiatric disability (dysthymic disorder) is not related to a disease or injury in service.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claim for service connection due to new and material evidence showing that his pre-existing psychiatric disorder was aggravated by active military service. The case will now be reviewed on its merits.

The Board denied dependency and indemnity compensation under the provisions of 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 for service-connected cause of death, finding that no additional disability incurred as a result of VA medical care contributed substantially or materially to the veteran's death.

The Board has granted service connection for hypertension and has reopened the claim of service connection for a psychiatric disorder based on new evidence submitted since the previous denial.

The Board found that the veteran's pre-existing psychotic disorder was aggravated during his active duty in the National Guard, and granted service connection for schizophrenia.

The RO denied reopening the claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder, finding that new and material evidence had not been submitted.

The Board denied the veteran's claim to reopen his schizophrenia claim, finding no new and material evidence.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence was submitted to reopen the claim for service connection for a neuropsychiatric disorder, thus granting the appeal.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claim for service connection for schizophrenia based on new medical evidence linking current symptoms to his military service.

The veteran's claim for a total rating based on individual unemployability is denied as the effective date cannot be earlier than May 8, 1997 due to the one-year rule and his service-connected disability.

The Board has granted a total rating for compensation purposes based on individual unemployability effective January 11, 1989. The veteran's service-connected orthopedic and psychiatric disorders precluded his ability to engage in substantially gainful employment.

The Board denied an increased disability rating for the veteran's service-connected schizophrenia and also denied a temporary total disability rating based on hospitalization under the provisions of 38 C.F.R. § 4.29.

The Board has determined that the appellant's service-connected paranoid schizophrenia does not more nearly approximate total social and industrial inadaptability, warranting a 70 percent evaluation. The appeal is denied.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for psychiatric disability due to new and material evidence presented since the March 1991 decision.

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

The Board determined that the veteran had not submitted new and material evidence to warrant reopening his claim of entitlement to service connection for a psychiatric disorder.

The Board has determined that the reduction in rating to 70 percent for schizophrenia is proper, but the veteran's service-connected schizophrenia does not meet the criteria for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability.