Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2006

The Board denied the claims for service connection of schizophrenia and PTSD, finding no new and material evidence presented to reopen the claim for schizophrenia and concluding that there was insufficient evidence to establish a link between the veteran's current symptoms and an in-service stressor for PTSD.

The Board finds that the veteran's current psychiatric disorders are unrelated to his military service and denied his claims.

The veteran's claims for PTSD, increased rating for schizophrenia, initial evaluation in excess of 20 percent for diabetes mellitus, and total rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disability were all denied by the Board.

The Board found that the evidence does not support a finding that the veteran's major depressive disorder is related to his in-service head injury or service-connected headaches, and therefore denied the claim for service connection.

The Board found that there is no evidence of schizophrenia during service or within one year post-service, and the preponderance of the evidence is against a finding that the veteran's current schizophrenia is related to his military service.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development due to procedural issues, including an incorrect prison number in the address of the veteran's supplemental statement of the case.

The Board has determined that the veteran's paranoid schizophrenia is of service origin and grants her claim for service connection.

The Board denied the veteran's request for an earlier effective date of June 29, 1990, for a 100 percent rating for paranoid schizophrenia due to lack of new and material evidence.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have a current psychiatric disorder and denied service connection for a psychiatric disorder. The claim for an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for migraine headaches is granted.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for sarcoidosis, hypertension, and psychiatric disability. The evidence does not support a finding that these conditions are related to service or any service-connected disabilities.

The Board found that the veteran's cervical disc disease, acquired psychiatric disorder (depression), and lumbar spine disorder were not incurred in or aggravated by service. The disorders are also not presumed to have been incurred therein. Service connection was denied for these conditions as they are not related to service or a service-connected disability.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, carpal tunnel syndrome, and an acquired psychiatric disorder (including post-traumatic stress disorder) due to lack of evidence demonstrating a nexus between these conditions and her military service.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder due to new and material evidence. However, further development is needed before actually adjudicating the merits of this claim on a de novo basis. The case will be remanded to the RO via the Appeals Management Center (AMC) in Washington, DC.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, and a bilateral knee disorder due to lack of evidence linking these conditions to his military service.

The Board has granted service connection for PTSD and determined that the veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder (including depression and social phobia) is secondary to his service-connected PTSD.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for low back injury and acquired psychiatric disorder, finding that new and material evidence had not been received to reopen the claim for low back injury and concluding that there was no service connection due to lack of a nexus between any current disability and service.

The Board has determined that the veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder was incurred during his active duty service and is entitled to service connection.

The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including gastrointestinal disorder, bronchitis, pleurisy/chest pains, bilateral hearing loss, and a psychiatric disorder (including PTSD), finding that these conditions were not related to the veteran's active service.

The Board found no evidence of a current diagnosis of PTSD linked to service, and denied both the claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder and the request for an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for residuals of a partial colectomy.

The Board denied the veteran's request to reopen his claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder, finding that new and material evidence had not been submitted.