Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2004

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been presented to reopen the claim of entitlement to service connection for right knee disability on a secondary basis. The veteran's reopened claim is granted.

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

Service connection for schizophrenia was granted from October 28, 1996. The effective date of the grant is October 28, 1996.,The Board denied service connection for PTSD due to lack of credible supporting evidence of in-service stressors.

The Board has determined that the veteran's service-connected schizophrenia did not cause or contribute to his death due to atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease. The claim for Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA) is also denied.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including schizophrenia, and a compensable evaluation for cystic swelling on the back of the head due to head trauma. The case is remanded for further development.

The Board has granted service connection for the veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, claimed as schizophrenia. The claim was initially denied in May 1980 due to preexisting conditions not aggravated by service. However, the RO decided on a de novo basis and granted service connection based on new evidence.

The veteran's schizophrenia with PTSD is currently rated at 50 percent disabling, and the Board finds that this rating adequately reflects his current level of impairment.

The Board found no current psychiatric disorder, thus denying service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder. The left knee disability was also denied as there is no evidence of a currently diagnosed condition.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development due to a lack of information from Dr. Zamora regarding whether the veteran's psychiatric disorder was caused by his service-connected eye disability.

The veteran's appeal is remanded for a VA examination to determine the severity of his service-connected schizophrenia, paranoid type and for compliance with VCAA requirements.

The Board has found that new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the claim of entitlement to service connection for a schizophrenic reaction, which was previously denied due to pre-existence of the condition. The veteran's representative is also referred to the RO for adjudication regarding CUE in the February 1968 rating decision.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development, including a VA psychiatric examination and consideration of the application of specific rating criteria.

The veteran was awarded service connection for anxiety disorder and a TDIU rating effective September 24, 1994. The effective date of the award is based on the date of receipt of his claim.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development due to scheduling issues and will consider whether new evidence supports reopening the schizophrenia claim and deciding on arthritis.

The Board has reopened the claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder due to new medical evidence provided by Dr. NW, which indicates that the veteran developed paranoid schizophrenia within one year of discharge from service.

The Board denied an earlier effective date for a 100% rating for schizophrenia, undifferentiated type, as the evidence did not show that the veteran's condition worsened prior to May 12, 2000.

The Board found that the veteran's currently diagnosed schizoaffective disorder, bipolar type, was not incurred or aggravated during his active military service and thus denied his claim for service connection.

The Board has reopened the claim for service connection of an acquired psychiatric disorder and granted it, finding that the veteran's pre-existing paranoid type schizophrenia was aggravated by service.

The VA has determined that the veteran's service-connected anxiety disorder warrants a 50 percent rating, reflecting significant impairment in occupational and social functioning.

The Board has determined that the veteran's paranoid schizophrenia did not pre-exist service and was not aggravated by service, thus denying his claim for service connection.