Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2003

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

The Board has denied the veteran's claims of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and bilateral hearing loss, finding that these conditions did not begin during or as a result of his military service.

The Board found that the May 1980 decision not to infer a claim for service connection for PTSD or other psychiatric disability was not clearly and unmistakably erroneous.

The Board has determined that the veteran's paranoid schizophrenia with depression is a result of his military service and grants this claim.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for residuals of a shrapnel wound to the right eye and for residuals of a fracture of the great toe. The evidence does not establish that these conditions are related to military service.

The Board has reopened the claim and granted service connection for a psychiatric disorder as secondary to a service-connected disability, resolving all reasonable doubt in favor of the appellant.

The Board has reopened the claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, other than PTSD, based on new and material evidence submitted since the previous denial in September 1999.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a psychiatric disability and Valium dependence, finding no evidence of such conditions in service or thereafter.

The Board finds that the veteran does not have a current psychiatric disorder, left knee disorder, or right shoulder instability. The preponderance of evidence is against finding these conditions.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals has determined that the veteran's claimed psychiatric disorder, including major depressive disorder with psychotic features, was not incurred or aggravated during service and is not related to any in-service symptoms. As a result, the claim for service connection is denied.

The veteran's appeal has been dismissed due to his death during the pendency of the appeal.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for paranoid schizophrenia, finding that there was no evidence of a pre-existing condition and no aggravation during or within one year after service.

The Board found that the veteran's psychiatric disability was not incurred in or aggravated by service and a psychosis may not be presumed to have been incurred in service.

The veteran's claims for earlier effective dates and compensation benefits were denied.,Compensation benefits pursuant to the provisions of 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 for painful and bloody urination and back pain as the result of a VA cystoscopy in March 1998 are not warranted.

The Board denied the veteran's request to reopen his claim for service connection for a psychiatric disability, including PTSD, as new and material evidence had not been submitted.

The Board has reopened the claim of service connection for a psychiatric disability due to new evidence submitted by the veteran, which supports his contention that he has a current mental illness related to his military service.

The Board found that new evidence submitted since the May 1974 denial is not material to reopen the claim of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, claimed as schizophrenia. The veteran's contentions regarding the onset of his schizophrenia during service were deemed insufficient to reopen the claim.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for alcoholism and an acquired psychiatric disorder, finding that compensation is precluded due to his own willful misconduct or abuse of alcohol or drugs.

The veteran's claims for service connection for a psychiatric disorder and an increased rating for hepatitis C are being remanded due to the need for additional development, including consideration of new VA regulations.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the claims for service connection for PTSD, an acquired psychiatric disability, and bilateral hearing loss. The case is remanded for further development.