Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2003

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, finding that there was no evidence of a chronic condition during or within one year after service and no competent evidence linking current symptoms to military service.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, finding that there is no current diagnosis of PTSD and insufficient evidence to establish a link between any diagnosed condition and military service.

The Board found that the veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder had its onset during her active service and granted service connection for this condition.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claim for service connection due to new evidence showing that his schizophrenia preexisted service but was aggravated by military service. However, a VA psychiatrist concluded that the disorder did not worsen during service.

The Board granted an effective date of August 30, 1993 for the award of a 100 percent schedular evaluation for the veteran's paranoid-type schizophrenia.

The Board dismissed the veteran's appeal due to his death, and therefore there are no merits to adjudicate.

The Board found that the June 28, 1989 rating decision did not involve clear and unmistakable error in reducing the veteran's disability evaluation for his service-connected psychiatric disorders from 100% to zero percent.

The veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for service connection of psychiatric disability, to include PTSD, was denied as the earliest date on which he filed a claim is July 26, 1999.

The Board has determined that the veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder is not due to or a result of his service-connected bilateral hearing loss.

The veteran's appeal is about the effective date for a 100 percent rating for his service-connected undifferentiated type schizophrenic reaction. The Board has ordered remand to consider whether earlier hospitalizations in 1997 constituted an informal claim and if the July 19, 1979 letter constituted a Notice of Disagreement regarding a prior reduction in disability rating.

The Board found that the veteran does not have a psychiatric disorder attributable to military service and denied his claim for service connection.

The Board found that the appellant's preexisting psychiatric condition, diagnosed as atypical paranoid disorder, did not increase in severity beyond normal progression during his military service. The appeal was denied.

The veteran's claim for a temporary total rating based on hospitalization from November 24, 2000 to March 7, 2001 was denied as he did not receive treatment for his service-connected conditions during this period.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the claim of service connection for a psychiatric disorder. The pre-existing psychiatric disorder was aggravated by military service.

The veteran's service-connected schizophrenia renders him in need of regular aid and attendance due to his inability to protect himself from daily environmental hazards.

The Board has determined that the veteran's current psychiatric disorder, specifically panic disorder without agoraphobia, is not related to service or secondary to his service-connected migraine headaches.

The Board denied service connection for PTSD and major depression with adjustment disorder, finding no credible evidence linking the veteran's current mental health conditions to his in-service stressors. The Board also found that the veteran's anxiety and depression are related to his military service.

The VA denied the veteran's claim for service connection of a psychiatric disability, finding that there was no evidence showing any relationship between her current psychiatric condition and her service-connected foot conditions.

The Board found that a chronic acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, was not incurred in or aggravated by active service and could not be presumed due to a stressor event. The veteran's failure to respond to requests for information regarding his alleged stressors prevented the VA from confirming them.

The Board denied the veteran's claims of service connection for frostbite and a psychiatric disorder, finding no objective evidence of frostbite during service and insufficient medical evidence to link current conditions to military service.