Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2003

The Board denied the claim in 1999, and the Court affirmed this decision. The veteran submitted new evidence claiming his current psychiatric disorder is related to service. However, the VA medical opinions still do not support a connection.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder and finds that it is warranted due to evidence indicating the onset of the disability during service.

The Board denied service connection for a schizophrenic reaction in April 1976, finding no evidence of a chronic psychiatric disorder during or within one year after service. The decision is not considered to contain clear and unmistakable error.

The Board found that the veteran's schizophrenia pre-existed service and was not aggravated by service, leading to a denial of his claim.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claim of service connection for a psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD. However, there is no credible evidence that the veteran engaged in combat with the enemy during his military service, and thus, the claimed stressors cannot be verified. The VA examiner found that the veteran does not meet the criteria for PTSD based on his current symptoms.

The Board found no competent medical evidence of a current acquired psychiatric disorder and denied the veteran's claim for service connection.

The Board has restored the veteran's 100 percent evaluation for schizophrenia, finding that improvement in his condition has not been demonstrated.

The Board denied the veteran's application to reopen his claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder, finding that the evidence received since the December 1997 rating decision was not new and material.

The appeal has been dismissed as the appellant withdrew their appeal before a decision was made.

The VA determined that the veteran's service-connected paranoid schizophrenia does not warrant a rating in excess of 50 percent.

The Board denied service connection for a psychiatric disorder and a stomach disorder, finding no evidence of such conditions being incurred or aggravated during service.

The Board found clear and unmistakable error in denying service connection for a psychiatric disability, which was ultimately granted based on new evidence.

The veteran's claim for an earlier effective date than October 22, 1997 for the award of special monthly compensation based on service connection for loss of use of a creative organ was denied. The decision is based on the fact that the benefits were granted based on a reopened claim supported by new and material evidence, which had its effective date set as the date of receipt of the reopened claim (October 22, 1997).

The Board has reopened the claim for service connection of schizophrenia and finds that new evidence supports a finding that the veteran's current condition is related to his military service, specifically within one year post-service.

The Board has restored the veteran's 100 percent rating for his service-connected schizophrenia, undifferentiated type, chronic.

The veteran's appeal is dismissed due to his death.

The Board found that the veteran does not have a current acquired psychiatric disorder as a result of service and denied her claim for service connection.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the claim for service connection for schizophrenia, and based on all the evidence, it is concluded that schizophrenia was incurred in active service.

The Board has determined that the veteran's death was not caused by or a result of his service-connected schizophrenia, and therefore, denied service connection for the cause of death. The claim for DIC benefits under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1318 is also denied.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claims for service connection for a seizure disorder and an acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD), but denied them on their merits. The evidence received since the last final decisions is not new and material to these claims.