Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2005

The veteran's appeal for PTSD was denied as untimely, but her claim for paranoid schizophrenia was reopened with new evidence. The right ankle scar received a higher evaluation.,The veteran's PTSD claim is not granted due to untimeliness, while the service connection for paranoid schizophrenia is granted based on new evidence.

The Board has determined that the veteran's current psychiatric disability did not originate during service and is therefore denied.

The Board found no evidence of a psychiatric disability in service and denied the claim for service connection.

The veteran's claims for loss of teeth, tinea versicolor, an acquired psychiatric disorder, hypertension, dizzy spells, and erectile dysfunction and premature ejaculation were all denied as they are not related to service.,There is no evidence showing that any of these conditions were incurred or aggravated during the veteran's active service.

The Board has ordered the VA to obtain and associate with the claims folder all pertinent clinical records reflecting treatment at the Mercer State Correctional Facility during the veteran's incarceration in the 1990s. The case is also remanded for a psychiatric examination by a psychiatrist to determine if the veteran has a current psychiatric disability that was initially manifested in service, made permanently worse by service, or is otherwise the result of a disease or injury in service.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a bunion of the left foot, athlete's foot, fungal infection of the left foot (other than athlete's foot), and schizophrenia. The evidence does not support these claims as there is no in-service diagnosis or treatment for any of these conditions.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for service connection of a psychiatric disability, finding that the claim was finally denied in February 1994 and no new evidence had been provided to reopen the case.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of head injury, including an acquired psychiatric disorder and brain damage due to a lack of evidence showing current disabilities or a relationship between service and these conditions.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have residuals of a hip injury caused or aggravated by service, and therefore denied his claim for service connection.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for a higher rating for his service-connected schizophrenia, finding that the evidence did not show total occupational and social impairment prior to February 20, 2003.

The Board found that the veteran's psychiatric disorder is not of service origin and denied his claim for service connection on a direct basis.

The Board found that the veteran's acquired psychiatric disability was not incurred in or related to his active duty service and denied service connection for this condition. The rating for bronchial asthma prior to December 14, 1999 and from December 15, 1999 to present were also denied. The right ankle disability was also denied.

The Board found that the submitted evidence was not new and material, thus denying the reopening of the claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder.

The Board has found that new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the claim of entitlement to service connection for a psychiatric disorder, claimed as a 'stress disorder'. The case will now be reviewed on its merits.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, due to insufficient evidence of an in-service personal assault and failure to provide specific details regarding the claimed incident.

The veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, claimed as paranoid schizophrenia, has been dismissed due to the death of the veteran.

The Board has granted service connection for schizophrenia, finding that the veteran's symptoms of schizophrenia were manifest within one year of service.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a viral syndrome, to include streptococci infection. The veteran was treated during service for strep throat and viral upper respiratory infections but no residual disability resulted. There is no competent medical evidence linking any current disabilities to his military service.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete development of VA treatment records and instructed that additional records be obtained. The veteran's claim to reopen his service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder is pending.

The veteran's schizophrenia, undifferentiated type, resulted in complete social and industrial inadaptability prior to March 2, 1999, warranting a 100 percent rating.