Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2004

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.

The Board has dismissed the appeal due to the veteran's death, and no jurisdiction remains for further action.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD and a psychiatric disability other than PTSD, finding that new and material evidence was received since the prior denial in February 1984.

The Board found that the veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, other than PTSD, did not have its onset during active service or result from disease or injury in service. Therefore, the claim for service connection was denied.

The Board has granted the appellant's claim for service connection for schizophrenia, finding that it is related to his in-service experiences.

The Board has remanded the case to the RO for further development, including obtaining SSA records and scheduling a VA psychiatric examination.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection of a psychiatric disability and for an increased rating for residuals of head injury. The Board found that there was no evidence linking the current psychiatric disability to service, nor did it find any clear association between the veteran's closed-head trauma in service and his schizo-affective disorder.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD, schizophrenia, and asthma due to new evidence presented since the final denial in November 1999. The RO is directed to schedule a VA psychiatric examination to determine if the veteran has PTSD as a result of sexual trauma during service.

The Board found no evidence of a psychiatric disorder in active duty training and denied service connection for schizophrenia.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claim of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability due to new and material evidence. However, as the veteran refused a VA examination necessary to determine her eligibility for this benefit, her claim is denied.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development due to procedural defects and insufficient notice under the VCAA.

The veteran is seeking service connection for a mental disorder, which he contends was incurred during his military service or as secondary to his service-connected back disability. He also seeks an increased rating for his degenerative joint disease, lumbosacral strain.

The Board found that the veteran's psychiatric disorder, including bipolar disorder, was not incurred in or aggravated by service and denied his claim.

The Board has determined that the veteran did not engage in combat and therefore, his claimed stressors have not been verified. As a result, service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, is denied.

The Board found no CUE in the September 1962 rating action that denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Board found no evidence of a right hip disability related to service, and denied the veteran's claims for residuals of a right hip injury, psychiatric disorder, hypertension, and chronic headache disability.

The Board has determined that the veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder and pulmonary disorder were not incurred in service or due to any incident of active duty, and thus denied his claims for service connection.

The veteran's claims for service connection and increased ratings were denied. The Board found no evidence linking the current disabilities to his period of active service.

The Board granted DIC under the provisions of 38 U.S.C.A. § 1318, effective from October 30, 2001, based on the veteran's service-connected schizophrenia.

The veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to the need to obtain in-patient clinical records from Army Hospitals at Fort Jackson, Fort Gordon, and Fort Rucker. The case will be re-adjudicated after these records are obtained.