Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2003

The Board found that the overpayment of temporary total compensation benefits was not improperly created and denied the veteran's appeal.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder, finding that it is not related to his service and cannot be attributed to an undiagnosed illness.

The Board has determined that the veteran's schizophrenia began in service and granted service connection for this condition.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the claims for PTSD and another type of psychiatric disorder including schizophrenia. The claim for PTSD is granted, while the claim for schizophrenia remains denied.

The RO denied reopening the claim of entitlement to service connection for a psychiatric disorder in March 1991, and no new and material evidence has been submitted since then.

The Board denied the appellant's claim to reopen his service connection for schizophrenia, finding that the new evidence submitted was not material and did not change the outcome of the case.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claim of service connection for schizophrenia due to new and material evidence submitted since the October 1973 RO decision.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals has determined that the veteran does not have an acquired psychiatric disorder, including posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), as a result of her service. Therefore, the claim for service connection is denied.

The Board denied service connection for a psychiatric disability, concluding that the condition existed prior to service and was not incurred in service.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, hypertension, stomach ulcers, residuals of frostbite of the feet, and post-traumatic stress disorder due to lack of evidence linking these conditions to service or a service-connected disability.

The veteran's claims for an increased rating for his fractured fingers and service connection for his psychiatric disorder were both denied. The Board found no chronic residuals of the fractures, no evidence of a current psychiatric disorder, and insufficient medical nexus between military service and any diagnosed conditions.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection of a psychiatric disorder secondary to her service-connected left knee disorder, finding no evidence that she had such a condition.

The Board found that the veteran does not have depression, paranoid schizophrenia, or PTSD that is attributable to military service.

The Board has determined that the veteran likely has PTSD due to his experiences in Vietnam, and therefore service connection is granted.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including depression, finding no evidence of a pre-service or in-service psychiatric disorder and concluding that any current psychiatric condition is not related to military service.

The Board found no evidence of a chronic acquired psychiatric disorder during service or post-service, and the appellant's claimed alcohol and drug abuse is due to willful misconduct. Therefore, service connection was denied.

The Board denied reopening the claims of service connection for a back disability and a nervous disability, including paranoid schizophrenia due to lack of new and material evidence.

The Board denied the claim of service connection for psychiatric disability, including PTSD and depression in June 2001 due to lack of a current diagnosis.

The Board has reopened the claims for service connection for a psychiatric disorder, including organic brain syndrome and mental retardation, but denied all other claims due to lack of evidence linking these conditions to service.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals has determined that the veteran's current diagnosis of schizophrenia, which began during his military service, is related to his active duty. Therefore, the claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder is granted.