Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2006

The Board found that the veteran's claimed post-traumatic stress disorder and peripheral neuropathy were not incurred in or aggravated by service, as there was no credible supporting evidence of the claimed stressors. As a result, the claims for these conditions have been denied.

The Board has remanded the case due to procedural issues and the need for VCAA compliance. The claim will be reviewed on its merits.

The Board denied the veteran's request to reopen his claim for service connection for paranoid schizophrenia, finding that no new and material evidence had been submitted.

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

The Board denied the veteran's claims of entitlement to service connection for residuals of a right hand fracture and mental disorder in December 2002. The new evidence submitted after this decision is considered cumulative or redundant, and does not raise a reasonable possibility of substantiating either claim.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have PTSD or a psychiatric disability other than PTSD, including paranoid schizophrenia. The claim for service connection for alcoholism is denied due to lack of entitlement under the law.

The Board found that the appellant's preexisting acquired psychiatric disorder did not worsen during service and is not shown to be causally or etiologically related to service. Therefore, the claim for service connection was denied.

The Board found that the veteran does not meet the diagnostic criteria for PTSD and denied both claims for service connection.

The Board found that the veteran's symptoms do not meet the criteria for PTSD and concluded that a psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, was not incurred in or aggravated by active service.

The Board found that the veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder did not originate in service and is not otherwise causally related to his military service, thus denying his claim for service connection.

The Board has not provided sufficient notice and assistance under the VCAA, and the veteran's service personnel records should be obtained. The case is REMANDED for further development.

The Board has determined that the veteran was totally disabled as a result of his schizophrenia as of March 5, 1995. Therefore, an effective date of March 5, 1995 for a 100 percent evaluation for schizophrenia is granted.

The Board denied the veteran's claims of service connection for PTSD and schizophrenia, finding no new and material evidence to reopen the PTSD claim and concluding that his current schizophrenia is not causally related to his military service.

The Board has determined that the veteran did not submit new and material evidence to reopen his previously denied claim of service connection for a psychiatric disorder.

The Board has determined that the veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, other than PTSD, was not incurred in or aggravated by active military service and is therefore denied.

The veteran's claim for service connection for paranoid schizophrenia was denied, and the Board found that an earlier effective date is not warranted as the date of entitlement to benefits arose prior to September 30, 1982.

The Board found no evidence of a psychiatric disorder in service or within one year post-service, and concluded that the current acquired psychiatric disorder is not related to service.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining updated medical records and scheduling a psychiatric examination to determine if the veteran meets the criteria for service connection of PTSD.

The veteran's claims for service connection for tinnitus, cervical spine degenerative joint disease, rheumatic heart disease, and depression are denied. The claim to reopen the left knee disorder is also denied. The claim of service connection for bilateral hearing loss is reopened but denied on the merits.