Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2006

The Board has determined that the veteran's schizophrenia was incurred during service and is granted service connection.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for timeliness of notice of disagreement and for clear and unmistakable error (CUE) in the June 1996 rating decision assigning an effective date of June 11, 1993 for service-connected psychiatric disorder. The April 1999 rating decision was not timely filed.

The veteran's diabetes is service-connected due to exposure in Vietnam, and the Board finds hypertension and a psychiatric disorder are related to his diabetes.

The veteran's generalized anxiety disorder is currently rated at 50 percent, while his schizophrenia (with paranoid features) remains at the maximum 50 percent rating. The decision on each condition is separate and does not affect the other.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate VCAA notice and will provide specific notification of what constitutes material evidence for reopening the claim.

The Board has ordered the case to be remanded for additional development, including obtaining Social Security Administration records and providing proper VCAA notice.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, did not reopen the claim for frostbite of the ears due to lack of new and material evidence, but found that there is no current disability related to service or a service-connected condition for neuropathy and circulatory disorders of the lower extremities.

The Board granted service connection for a psychiatric disorder and assigned a 10 percent rating for allergic rhinosinusitis. The veteran's claims were reopened based on new evidence, and the effective date is not specified.

The Board has remanded the case for further development due to incomplete information and need for clarification of diagnoses.

The Board found no evidence of hearing loss or tinnitus in service, and the medical evidence did not support a link between current conditions and active service. The acquired psychiatric disorder was also not linked to service.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claim for service connection for paranoid schizophrenia due to new and material evidence. However, the claim for PTSD remains denied as there is no verified in-service stressor event and no current diagnosis of PTSD.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claims for service connection for a chronic acquired psychiatric disorder and an eye injury. The case is being remanded to allow for further development of evidence related to these claims.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have a mental disorder characterized by paranoia that is related to his military service.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have a right hip disability, right knee disability, or acquired psychiatric disorder that is related to his military service.

The Board found that the veteran's psychiatric disorder did not pre-exist service and was not aggravated by service. As a result, the claim for direct service connection for a psychiatric disorder is denied.

The veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder and headaches are not service-connected.,His claims for service connection have been denied.

The Board found that the veteran's preexisting schizophrenia existed prior to service and was not permanently aggravated by service.

The Board has ordered the case to be remanded due to insufficient VCAA notification and further development is required before adjudicating the claim.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete evidence and needs further examination. The veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder is pending.

The Board has determined that the veteran's psychiatric disability did not begin during service or within a year thereafter, and thus cannot be granted as service-connected. The cervical spine disability claim was denied due to insufficient evidence connecting it to service.