Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2003

The Board found that the veteran's current acquired psychiatric disorder began during his active service and granted service connection for this condition.

The Board has granted service connection for schizophrenia, finding that the veteran's current condition is at least as likely as not incurred in service.

The veteran's cerebral aneurysm and acquired psychiatric disorder were not found to be service-connected. The Board noted that the veteran had a personality disorder during military service, acute and transitory anxiety symptoms in service, and no evidence linking his current conditions to service.

The Board found that the veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, was not incurred in or aggravated by active service.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for DIC benefits under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1318, finding that the veteran was not totally disabled for a period of 10 years prior to his death.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have a psychiatric disability that was incurred or aggravated by service, and any current psychiatric disability is not proximately due to or the result of her service-connected right tarsal tunnel syndrome.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals has ordered the case remanded for further development, including obtaining additional service medical records and verifying the veteran's claimed in-service stressors.

The Board denied an increased rating for tinnitus and did not reopen the claim of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder.

The veteran's death was not caused by his own willful misconduct. However, the veteran did not have a service-connected disability rated as totally disabling for at least 10 years prior to his death.

The Board has decided to remand the case for additional development due to missing service records, Social Security Administration records, and VA treatment records. The veteran's claim will be reconsidered after these records are obtained.

The Board has granted service connection for COPD, finding that the veteran's nicotine dependence during military service led to his current condition.

The Board denied the claim for service connection for cause of death due to a neuropsychiatric disorder and cardiovascular disease, finding no evidence linking these conditions to service.

The Board has ordered further development in the veteran's case due to pending issues and requested evidence. The appeal is currently remanded for additional development, including psychiatric evaluations.

The case is being remanded for additional development and consideration of the new evidence received by the RO.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claim of service connection for paranoid schizophrenia and granted it, finding that new evidence submitted since the October 1995 rating decision is sufficient to reopen the claim.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for low back and right knee disorders, sleep and nerve disorders, muscle cramps, and personality changes. The claim for reopening of a claim of entitlement to service connection for right ear hearing loss was also denied due to lack of new and material evidence.

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

The Board has determined that the veteran does not meet the criteria for service connection for PTSD or an acquired psychiatric disability, including dysthymia and/or chronic depression, due to lack of evidence linking these conditions to his military service.

The Board found that the veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including schizophrenia, was not incurred in or aggravated by service and could not be presumed to have been incurred therein.

The Board found that the veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder existed prior to service and did not increase in severity during active duty, thus denying his claim for service connection.