Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2005

The Board denied the appellant's claim for enhanced DIC benefits under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1311(a)(2) because the veteran was not rated as totally disabled for a continuous period of at least eight years immediately preceding his death.

The Board has ordered the case to be remanded due to incomplete information regarding the appellant's periods of active service. The appellant is asked to provide any relevant evidence and for the VA to verify his military service, specifically including his duty status between August 12-22, 1987.

The Board found that a psychiatric disorder was not incurred or aggravated by service and denied the claim. For Hepatitis C, the Board noted that further examination is needed as the claims folder did not accompany the veteran during the examination.

The Board has ordered the case to be remanded for further development due to incomplete service medical records.

The Board found that the veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder and back disorder are not related to his period of service, with the exception of a possible connection to his service-related stressors. The diagnoses were deemed acute episodes rather than chronic conditions.

The Board denied service connection for low back disability, headaches, acquired psychiatric disorder (PTSD), and fibromyalgia due to lack of evidence linking these conditions to the veteran's military service.

Service connection granted for tinea pedis with a noncompensable evaluation. Service connection claims for other conditions were denied on the merits.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for additional development, including obtaining SSA records and determining if disability benefits can be granted.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD, finding that new and material evidence had not been submitted to reopen her previous claim.

The Board has determined that the veteran's paranoid schizophrenia began during his military service and grants service connection for this condition.

The Board found that the veteran's psychiatric disorder, including dysthymic disorder, was not incurred in or aggravated by active service. The veteran's headaches existed prior to service and were not aggravated by his military service.

The veteran's claims for increased schizophrenia and total disability evaluation based on individual unemployability are being remanded due to inconsistencies in the evidence regarding his current level of disability.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have a psychiatric disorder that was incurred in or aggravated by service, and it is not proximately due to or the result of his service-connected duodenal ulcer disease. Therefore, service connection for a psychiatric disorder is denied.

The Board has denied the veteran's request for an earlier effective date of October 24, 1997, for a grant of service connection for paranoid schizophrenia.

The Board found that the veteran's seizure disorder and acquired psychiatric disorder were not incurred in or aggravated by active service, and are not attributable to service.

The Board finds that the veteran's claimed disabilities, including those related to exposure to ionizing radiation, are not service-connected as they were not present in service or until many years thereafter and are not related to his reported in-service exposure.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a psychiatric disorder, hypertension secondary to diabetes mellitus, and an increased rating for peripheral neuropathy of the left lower extremity.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for fungus of the feet and an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD. The evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were incurred in service.

The Board has determined that the effective date for the grant of service connection for paranoid schizophrenia should be November 4, 1990. The veteran had a pending claim for service connection for a psychiatric disability other than PTSD which was filed within one year of his VA hospitalization on November 4, 1990.

The VA determined that the veteran's schizophrenia, paranoid type does not meet the criteria for a higher disability rating than 50 percent.