Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2005

The Board found that the veteran's schizophrenia pre-existed service and was not aggravated by active duty, thus denying her claim for service connection.

The Board has remanded the case for further development due to incomplete VCAA notice and potential in-service personal assault stressor.

The veteran's appeal has been dismissed due to his death during the pendency of the appeal.

The veteran's claim for special monthly pension based on the need for regular aid and attendance or at the housebound rate is being remanded due to incomplete development of his disabilities.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claim for service connection for paranoid schizophrenia and headaches, finding new and material evidence. The claims are pending as they need to be further evaluated.

The Board determined that the veteran's schizophrenia did not contribute to his death, and thus service connection for the cause of his death is denied.

The Board denied service connection for the veteran's right ankle condition, bilateral jaw condition (including dental condition), left ankle sprain, and acquired psychiatric disorder. The claims were not reopened due to lack of new and material evidence.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling a VA examination.

The Board found that the veteran's paranoid schizophrenia was incurred in service and granted service connection.

The Board denied the appellant's claims for accrued benefits due to lack of new and material evidence for several service connection claims, including conjunctivitis, plantar warts, headaches, an acquired psychiatric disorder (including post-traumatic stress disorder), allergic rhinitis, and arthritis.

The Board denied the claims for increased evaluation for residuals of a fracture of the left fibula, service connection for a back disorder, and service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder. The claim for TDIU was also denied.

The veteran is seeking service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, which he claims began in service. The VA has requested further examination and development of the claim.

The veteran seeks service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD and schizophrenia. The appeal is remanded due to the need for additional development including verification of in-service stressors.

The veteran is granted an effective date of November 12, 1998 for the grant of nonservice-connected pension benefits and his claim for service connection for a nervous condition to include an acquired psychiatric disorder was reopened on new evidence. The effective date for the grant of service connection remains May 30, 1997.

The Board has granted a 100 percent rating for the service-connected schizophrenia, finding that it produces total social and industrial inadaptability.

The Board found that the veteran's psychiatric disorder, diagnosed as a major depressive disorder with psychotic features, is not related to his military service. The other conditions (bronchitis, syphilis, and low back disorder) are also not linked to his service.

The Board denied service connection for respiratory, psychiatric, and gastrointestinal disabilities due to lack of evidence linking these conditions to the veteran's active service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for flat feet, cardiovascular disease, hypercholesterolemia-related disability, liver disability, and psychiatric disability characterized by stress and anxiety. The evidence did not support a current diagnosis of any of these conditions.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has not been received to reopen the veteran's previously denied claim of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder.

The veteran's schizophrenia is currently assigned a 50 percent rating, which is the maximum schedular rating available for this condition. The Board finds that his symptoms do not warrant an increased rating.