Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2005

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for myopia, left arm twitching, gingivitis and stomatitis (claimed as bleeding gums), a psychiatric disability including PTSD, depression, anxiety or bipolar disorder with mood swings, sleep disturbance, memory loss, night sweats, and concentration problems, sexual dysfunction, and staph and strep infections. The Board found that these conditions were not incurred in service and may not be presumed to have been so incurred.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has not been received to reopen the veteran's claim for service connection for schizophrenia. The June 1995 rating decision denying service connection is final, as no new and material evidence was submitted.

The Board denied the veteran's claim of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including dementia. The evidence did not support a finding that the claimed condition was incurred or aggravated by active duty.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete records and further investigation is needed before a decision can be made on the claim for service connection for paranoid schizophrenia.

The Board has denied the veteran's claim for service connection for a mental disorder (claimed as severe anxiety) due to lack of evidence showing a chronic condition during or as a result of his period of active service.

The Board found that the veteran's pre-service psychiatric disorder existed prior to his entry into service and did not undergo a permanent increase in severity during service, thus denying service connection for schizophrenia.

The Board has determined that the veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including schizophrenia, did not originate during service and is not related to military service. Therefore, service connection for this condition is denied.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence regarding the occurrence of an in-service physical assault and its impact on the veteran's current psychiatric condition. The RO is instructed to obtain additional medical records, arrange for VA examinations, and provide the veteran with another opportunity to submit information and/or evidence.

The Board denied the veteran's claim of service connection for schizophrenia in 1988. New evidence submitted since then does not establish that his current condition is related to military service.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for neuropsychiatric disorder, including schizophrenia and major depressive disorder, finding no evidence of such disorders during or within one year after service.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and granted it. The cervical spine disability claim remains denied.

The Board denied the veteran's claims of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and a higher rating for his bronchial asthma. The decision found no new and material evidence to reopen the psychiatric disorder claim, and it determined that the current level of disability does not warrant a higher rating for bronchial asthma.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claims for service connection have been granted.

The Board found no evidence of an etiological link between the claimed psychiatric disorder and ACDUTRA, nor did it find any evidence that the neck/back disorder was incurred during ACDUTRA. As such, service connection for both conditions is denied.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development due to incomplete records and need for clarification on the nature of any psychiatric disorder.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a rib disability and an acquired psychiatric disability, finding no evidence of a causal relationship to military service. The claim for compensation benefits for an incisional hernia due to VA hospitalization was also denied.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and a cervical spine disorder, finding that the veteran's current conditions were not incurred or aggravated by his military service.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claim and found that his schizoaffective disorder is related to military service, thus granting service connection.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and chest pain. The appeals are both denied.

The Board found that the submitted evidence was not new and material to reopen the claim of service connection for PTSD. The veteran's psychiatric disabilities, including PTSD, were determined not to be related to his military service.