Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2002

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, finding no evidence of such a condition during or within one year after his military service.

The Board determined that the RO's September 1973 decision denying service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability was final and did not contain clear and unmistakable error.

The Board denied the veteran's application to reopen his claim for service connection for schizophrenia, finding that no new and material evidence had been submitted since the November 1993 decision.

The Board determined that the veteran's undifferentiated type schizophrenia does not meet the criteria for a higher evaluation, as his symptoms do not warrant an increased rating beyond 30 percent.

The April 14, 1948 rating decision reducing the veteran's schizophrenia from 100% to 70% was not based on clear and unmistakable error (CUE). The reduction followed a period of partial remission in his condition.

The Board found that new and material evidence had not been submitted to reopen the veteran's claim of service connection for a psychiatric disability, which was previously denied in 1975. The current evidence does not establish a causal link between the veteran's current psychiatric condition and his military service.

The Board determined that the veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD, anxiety disorder, and adjustment disorder were denied as there was no competent medical evidence linking these conditions to his military service.

The Board has granted service connection for schizophrenia with a 100% evaluation effective June 29, 2000.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder, including post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), finding no competent evidence linking any current psychiatric diagnosis to military service.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder. The issue is whether this condition is related to his military service.

The Board determined that the veteran's psychiatric disorder, diagnosed as schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorder, was not incurred or aggravated by active service.

The veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder was denied as there is no evidence of a nexus to her military service.,Service-connected right and left tibial stress fractures were evaluated as noncompensable, with effective dates set at February 10, 1998.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence was submitted to reopen the claim of service connection for a psychiatric disability. The VA examiner found no etiological link between the veteran's current psychiatric disability and his military service.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have a chronic acquired psychiatric disorder that is related to service, and thus denied his claim for service connection.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric condition, including paranoid schizophrenia, dementia, and depression. The Board also found that there was insufficient evidence to establish PTSD as a result of in-service stressors.

The Board has found that new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder. The claim will now be evaluated on its merits.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a low back disability, polysubstance abuse, and an acquired psychiatric disorder (other than substance abuse) due to lack of evidence linking these conditions to service.

The Board found that the veteran was entitled to a permanent and total disability evaluation for service-connected schizophrenia effective April 18, 2002.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been presented to reopen the claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD, thus granting the appeal.

The veteran's claims for increased evaluation, service connection for nerve damage of the left shoulder, and service connection for a mental disorder were denied. The Board found that his current disability did not warrant an increase in rating beyond 20 percent, and that he did not have any new or material evidence to reopen his previously denied claim for service connection for a mental disorder.