Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2004

The Board granted service connection for schizophrenia, paranoid type effective May 30, 2000. The veteran's initial claim was received on November 8, 2000.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling VA examinations to determine the nature and etiology of the veteran's claimed psychiatric disorder and arthritis of the back.

The Board found that the veteran's current acquired psychiatric disorder did not have its onset during active service and denied his claim for service connection.

The Board found that there is no medical evidence to substantiate a nexus between the veteran's period of service and his current psychiatric condition. The claim for ankylosing spondylitis, fracture at T10, and scoliosis was remanded due to inconsistencies in the July 2003 examiner's narrative and the need for additional records.

The Board denied service connection for a psychiatric disorder, finding that new and material evidence had not been submitted to reopen the claim. The Board also found no link between the veteran's current anxiety disorder and his military service or any service-connected condition.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete information and evidence, including potential service connection for a psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, based on new and material evidence.

The veteran's schizophrenia was granted a 100 percent rating effective May 31, 2002. The claim for service connection for irritable bowel syndrome was denied.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals has denied the veteran's claim for service connection for a chronic psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, due to insufficient evidence supporting the occurrence of alleged stressors during active duty.

The veteran's claim for VA educational benefits was initially denied due to insufficient qualifying service. After his hearing, the RO advised that he may be eligible under a different provision if his discharge was upgraded from less than honorable to honorable and related to a psychiatric condition not characterized as a disability.

The Board has remanded the case for further development and consideration, including obtaining medical records, clarifying the nature of a 'compensation' hearing, and scheduling the veteran for VA examinations to assess his claimed conditions.

The Board has found that new and material evidence has been received to reopen the appellant's claim of entitlement to service connection for schizophrenia, which was previously denied in August 1976. The appellant is now entitled to have his claim reviewed on its merits.

The Board has determined that the evidence is in equipoise regarding whether left ear hearing loss originated during service, and grants service connection for this condition.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for schizophrenia and residuals of dental trauma, finding that new and material evidence had not been submitted to reopen these previously denied claims.

The Board has granted the veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including schizophrenia and depression, which had its onset during his active service.

The Board has determined that the veteran's generalized anxiety disorder with history of schizophrenia and multiple sclerosis are both service-connected.

The Board found that the appellant's schizophrenia preexisted service and did not become more severe during or as a result of military service. Therefore, service connection for schizophrenia is denied.

The Board found that the veteran's claimed acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, was not incurred in or aggravated by his active duty service.

The Board found no evidence of an acquired psychiatric disorder during service or within one year post-service, and the veteran's current condition is not linked to his military service. The claim for alcohol and drug abuse was denied as a matter of law.

The Board found that new and material evidence had not been received to reopen the veteran's claim of service connection for schizophrenia, as his contentions were considered cumulative and redundant.

The July 1989 decision reducing the rating for a service-connected nervous condition from 100% to 70% effective October 1, 1989, is denied as not involving clear and unmistakable error.