Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2005

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining in-patient mental hygiene clinic records from Fort Gordon Army Medical Center. The veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder remains under review.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals has determined that the veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, was not incurred in or aggravated by active service.

The veteran withdrew his appeal regarding whether new and material evidence to reopen a claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Board has decided to remand the case for further development due to procedural deficiencies and the need for additional medical evidence.

The Board has determined that the veteran's current diagnosis of PTSD is linked to his military service stressors and granted service connection for this condition.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability and a claim for an initial evaluation in excess of 10% for the left knee. The veteran's left knee disability is currently rated at 10%.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining VA treatment records and any additional evidence from the veteran's mother.

The Board has determined that the veteran's current schizophrenia is a result of pre-existing conditions aggravated by his time in service.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including schizophrenia. The evidence did not support a finding that his current psychiatric disability was incurred during or aggravated by active service.

The Board denied the veteran's claim to reopen his service connection for a nervous disorder, including diagnoses of PTSD, depression, bipolar disorder, and schizophrenia. The new evidence submitted did not meet the criteria for reopening the claim.

The Board denied service connection for the claimed conditions, finding no evidence of their onset during or as a result of military service.

The Board denied the appellant's request to reopen her claim of entitlement to service connection for the cause of the veteran's death due to lack of new and material evidence.

The Board has determined that the new evidence submitted does not constitute 'new and material' evidence to reopen the claim for service connection for schizophrenia.

The Board found no evidence of PTSD or any other acquired psychiatric disorder related to service, and thus denied the veteran's claim.

The Board finds that the appellant does not currently have PTSD and there is no evidence of a service-connected psychiatric disorder. The appellant's current psychiatric condition, if present, is attributed to his personality disorder which pre-existed service.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, finding that there was no evidence of a current diagnosis and no link to service.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, but granted new and material evidence to reopen the claim. The veteran's current psychiatric condition is not related to his military service.

The veteran's appeals for an earlier effective date for the award of a 100 percent schedular evaluation for undifferentiated schizophrenia, TDIU prior to that date, and increased ratings for hiatal hernia and hepatitis were denied. The veteran also appealed service connection for PTSD and tinnitus but no SOC was issued.

The Board has denied the veteran's request to reopen his claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder, finding that no new and material evidence has been presented.