Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2003

The Board has determined that the evidence received since the October 1971 rating decision is not new and material, thus denying the reopening of the claim for service connection for schizophrenia.

The Board denied the reopening of claims for service connection for viral hepatitis, gastroenteritis, headaches, and a psychiatric disorder due to lack of new and material evidence.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a psychiatric disorder and viral meningitis. The Board found that there was no evidence of a current psychiatric disorder related to service, and the claim for viral meningitis was not reopened due to lack of new and material evidence.

The Board denied the appellant's application to reopen her claim of entitlement to service connection for the cause of the veteran's death, finding no new and material evidence had been submitted.

The Board denied service connection for CFS, a skin condition, and a psychiatric disability due to lack of evidence supporting the presence or etiology of these conditions.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claim for service connection for schizophrenia due to new and material evidence received since the June 1996 rating decision. The claim is now considered on its merits.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development, including scheduling a hearing before a member of the Board at the RO.

The Board has determined that the veteran's psychiatric disorders, including bipolar affective disorder and schizophrenia, were incurred during his active military service.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD and an anxiety disorder with loss of hair, loss of teeth, headache, indigestion and nose bleeds due to insufficient evidence verifying his claimed in-service stressors.

The Board found no evidence linking the veteran's current chronic acquired gynecological, back, kidney, psychiatric, and bone disorders to her active service. The claims were denied.

The Board denied the veteran's application to reopen his claim of service connection for schizophrenia, finding that no new and material evidence had been submitted.

The Board denied the veteran's claim to reopen his earlier effective date for a 100 percent rating for paranoid schizophrenia, finding that reopening was not possible due to lack of new and material evidence.

The Board has determined that there is no evidence linking the veteran's current schizophrenia to his military service, and thus denied the claim for service connection.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the claim of service connection for residuals of a left shoulder injury. The appellant's pre-existing left shoulder condition is now considered to have worsened during service, leading to current disability.