Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2005

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a respiratory disorder and a psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, as secondary to Agent Orange exposure. The claim for service connection for residuals of a back injury was also denied.

The Board found that new and material evidence had not been received to reopen the claim of entitlement to service connection for the cause of the veteran's death, thus denying the appeal.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development due to incomplete VA treatment records and insufficient information regarding in-service stressors.

The Board has ordered a remand due to conflicting medical opinions and the need for additional evidence. The veteran's claim of service connection for schizophrenia is being reviewed.

The Board found that the preponderance of evidence does not support a finding that the veteran's current psychiatric conditions, including schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorder, are related to his active service. The claim for service connection was denied.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection due to lack of evidence showing a current disability and no link between any diagnosed conditions and his military service.

The Board found that the evidence submitted since April 2001 is not new and material, thus denying the veteran's request to reopen his claim of entitlement to service connection for a psychiatric disorder.

The Board found that the veteran does not have a current psychiatric disorder related to his service and denied his claim for service connection.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an increased rating for his right knee disorder and service connection for a psychiatric disorder. The denial is based on the lack of current evidence supporting these claims.

The Board denied service connection for a psychiatric disability, including post-traumatic stress disorder, finding that the claimed conditions were not incurred in or aggravated by service. The diagnosis of personality disorder was also noted but did not meet the criteria for service connection.

The Board denied the veteran's claim to reopen his previously denied claim of service connection for paranoid schizophrenia, finding that new and material evidence had not been presented.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has not been received to reopen the veteran's claims for service connection for a heart condition and psychiatric condition. The RO denied these claims in October 1993, finding no evidence of such conditions during service.

The Board has remanded the case for further development due to new medical evidence and the veteran's request not to waive AOJ review of this opinion.

The Board has reopened the claim and granted service connection for PTSD, finding that the appellant's combat experience in Korea is sufficient to presume his diagnosis of PTSD. The claimant's history of psychiatric symptoms was considered, with the VA examiners' diagnoses differing from a private psychiatrist's diagnosis.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a psychiatric disability and dental/mandible dysfunction, finding no evidence of such conditions in service or related to service.

The veteran's claim for service connection for psychiatric disability, including PTSD and dysthymia, was not reopened due to lack of new and material evidence. The claim for a compensable evaluation for malaria was denied as there is no current active disease or residuals.

The Board has granted an effective date of October 9, 1970 for the grant of service connection for a psychiatric disorder (including PTSD), and assigned a 70 percent schedular evaluation effective that date.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining medical records and conducting examinations to assess the veteran's service-connected disabilities and their impact on his employability.

The Board has determined that the veteran's major depressive disorder is service-connected, and a noncompensable rating for his right eye corneal scar is granted.

The veteran's service-connected paranoid schizophrenia is currently stable on medication, but rated at the maximum allowable under VA guidelines.