Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2003

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have PTSD, and his depressive disorder and psychosis did not exist during active duty or within one year of termination. The VA examiner concluded that these conditions are not related to service.

The Board has determined that the claim to reopen the service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder is mixed, with some issues granted and others not. The veteran's pre-existing condition of neurocirculatory asthenia was found to have existed prior to service and was not aggravated by military service.

The Board determined that the veteran had not submitted new and material evidence to reopen his claim of entitlement to service connection for a psychiatric disorder, specifically schizophrenia. The RO's January 1978 rating decision became final.

The Board has granted the veteran's claim of service connection for a psychiatric disorder, finding that her current mental illness manifested during her military service.

The Board has determined that the appellant's schizophrenia, diagnosed during service and complicated by personality structure and substance abuse, is related to his military service. The claim for service connection is granted.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals (Board) has determined that the veteran's psychiatric disability did not result from service, as his preexisting condition was not aggravated by active duty.

The Board denied an increased rating for the veteran's service-connected psychiatric disability, but granted a compensable (10%) rating for his service-connected fibromyalgia.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claim for service connection of a psychiatric disability due to new evidence submitted since March 1991. However, further examination is needed to determine if his current condition is related to his active duty service.

The Board found that the appellant's current diagnosis of anxiety disorder with panic did not have its onset during his period of active duty for training and thus denied service connection.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a low back disorder and to reopen his claim of acquired psychiatric disorder (schizophrenia). The evidence did not establish that these conditions were incurred in or aggravated by service.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims of service connection for bilateral shoulder disability, hypertension, hepatitis B and C, and a psychiatric disorder. The evidence did not show that any of these conditions were incurred in service or related to military service.

The Board has granted a 100% evaluation for the veteran's service-connected paranoid type schizophrenia, finding that his disability picture more nearly approximates total occupational and social impairment.

The Board has determined that the veteran's dysthymia, an acquired psychiatric disorder, was incurred in active service and granted service connection for this condition.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection and increased rating, finding that new evidence did not reopen his low back disorder claim and that arthritis of the right leg, cervical spine disorder, and psychiatric disorder were not related to service or a service-connected condition. The residuals of a right ankle sprain were rated at 20%.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder (to include depression) and a respiratory disorder (to include COPD), finding no evidence of such conditions in service or related to service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension, heart disease, and a psychiatric disorder in May 1987. The decision is being reviewed on grounds of clear and unmistakable error (CUE).

The Board has determined that the veteran's schizophrenia had its onset during service and is therefore granted service connection.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased evaluations for her chronic back disability, new and material evidence to reopen a claim of entitlement to service connection for depression and anxiety, and service connection for PTSD. The issues regarding pain and numbness of the left upper extremity were also denied.

The veteran's psychiatric disorder, diagnosed as agoraphobia with panic attacks, is found to be proximately due to or the result of her service-connected multiple uterine fibroids. The left hip and leg disability is not considered service connected.

The veteran's claims for service connection were denied as new and material evidence was not submitted to reopen the claims. The RO also denied service connection for a disability of the lower extremities.