Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2002

The veteran's claims of service connection for a psychiatric disorder and asthma have been reopened, but the evidence submitted is not considered new and material to warrant reopening the claims.

The Board has remanded the case for further proceedings due to issues related to service connection and the character of discharge.

The Board found that the veteran's current acquired psychiatric disorder, to include post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), was not manifested during his period of honorable military service and is not otherwise related to his honorable military service.

The Board found that the veteran did not engage in combat and there is no credible supporting evidence of his claimed stressors. Therefore, service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, was denied.

The Board found that the appellant's discharge from his active duty service was under dishonorable conditions, thus creating a bar to payment of VA compensation benefits based on that period of service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, and for an increase in his rating for hemorrhoids. The TDIU claim was also denied.

The Board found that new and material evidence had not been presented to reopen the claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, but also noted that there was a pre-existing condition of dizziness possibly related to eyes. The case is remanded due to the need for additional medical records.

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

The veteran's service-connected conditions do not meet the criteria for special monthly compensation based on need for aid and attendance or housebound status.

The Board granted service connection for a psychiatric disorder effective January 18, 2001. The veteran's claim was reopened and the new evidence supported this decision.

The veteran's appeal was not timely filed, and the November 1994 rating decision denying his claim remains final.

The Board has determined that an earlier effective date of December 19, 1986 is assignable for the grant of service connection for paranoid schizophrenia.

The Board found that the veteran's service-connected schizophrenia did not cause his death, and there is no evidence linking his hypertension to his service or treatment. Therefore, service connection for the cause of death was denied, and benefits under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for treatment of hypertension were also denied.

The Board found that the veteran's psychiatric and neck disabilities did not meet the criteria for service connection as they were either pre-existing or not related to military service.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claim of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder cannot be reopened because no new and material evidence has been presented to support his claim. The RO denied the claim in August 1982, which became final. Since then, additional medical records have been submitted but do not provide sufficient evidence to establish a nexus between the veteran's current psychiatric disorders and service.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals (BVA) has determined that the veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder preexisting in service was not aggravated by her military service, and thus denied her claim for service connection.

The veteran's claim for an effective date earlier than August 30, 1989 for a 100 percent rating of his service-connected chronic psychiatric disability was denied by the VA Manila Regional Office.

The veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including respiratory, neurological, and psychiatric disabilities, are denied as there is no direct evidence of these conditions in service or a link to Agent Orange exposure.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and grants it, finding that his schizophrenia is as likely as not due to or the result of active duty.

The Board found that the veteran's paranoid schizophrenia did not manifest during service or within one year of separation, and thus denied his claim for service connection.