Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2005

The Board found that the appellant's psychiatric disorders, including schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, existed prior to service and were not aggravated by military service.

The Board found that the appellant's paranoid-type schizophrenia was not incurred or aggravated during his active service, and thus denied the claim for service connection.

The veteran's claim for service connection is being remanded due to the need to verify his service in Southwest Asia and obtain additional medical records. The case will be reviewed again after these steps are completed.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for a 100% schedular rating for service-connected schizophrenia, finding that the earliest factually ascertainable date of disability was November 1989. The decision is considered final as of August 1999.

The veteran's claim for payment or reimbursement of the cost of unauthorized prescription medications purchased from private sources between November 23, 1994, and May 31, 1999 is denied as there was no medical emergency that would have precluded VA authorization.

The Board finds that the veteran's schizophrenia is presumed to be a result of his military service, and grants service connection for this condition.

The Board found that the veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder did not preexist her service and was not aggravated by service, thus denying her claim for service connection.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have a psychiatric disorder attributable to service, and thus denied his claim for service connection.

The Board found no clear and unmistakable error in the April 1979 and April 1985 rating decisions that denied service connection for a psychiatric disorder.

The veteran withdrew his appeal for the claim of entitlement to service connection for PTSD prior to a decision being made.

The veteran's claims for service connection for schizophrenia and nonservice-connected pension are being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining missing service medical records and providing proper VCAA notice.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, chronic headaches, and brain syndrome. The claims were not reopened due to lack of new and material evidence.

The VA determined that the veteran's service-connected schizophrenic reaction, undifferentiated type warranted a 50 percent disability evaluation. The evidence did not meet the criteria for an increased rating.

The Board granted service connection for dysthymic disorder, finding that it was proximately due to or the result of his service-connected gastrointestinal disability.

The VA denied the claim of service connection for a psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, and Bipolar Disorder. The Board found that the current diagnosis of bipolar disorder was not incurred in or aggravated by service.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence was not submitted to reopen the claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability and a right knee disability. The original denials remain final.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the veteran's claim for service connection for schizophrenia. The reopened claim will now be reviewed on its merits.

The Board denied reopening the claim for service connection for a psychiatric disability other than PTSD due to lack of new and material evidence.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for coronary artery disease, lung cancer, alcoholism, and a psychiatric disorder, all claimed as secondary to tobacco use or abuse of alcohol during service. The effective date for the grant of service connection for asbestosis was also not granted.

The veteran's appeal has been withdrawn before the Board could make a decision. The case is dismissed.