Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2006

The Board has granted service connection for schizophrenia effective from September 29, 2000. The veteran's TDIU and DEA benefits were also granted on the same date.

The Board has determined that the veteran's service-connected major depression with anxiety, chronic undifferentiated schizophrenia warrants a 70 percent rating.

The Board found that the veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder and shin splints are not proximately due to, the result of, or aggravated by his service-connected bilateral pes planus.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a psychiatric disorder and cardiovascular disease, finding that new evidence did not warrant reopening of previously denied claims.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for additional medical opinions regarding the veteran's psychiatric disorders, hearing loss, and tinnitus. The appeal is pending further action.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including a VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of the veteran's claimed acquired psychiatric disorder and chronic respiratory disorder.

The Board has determined that the veteran's psychiatric disability, including PTSD, was not incurred or aggravated during his period of active service and is not related to any in-service stressor. The claim for service connection is denied.

The veteran is seeking service connection for a psychiatric disorder, including post-traumatic stress disorder. The Board has ordered the RO to obtain and associate with the claims file all treatment records from Drs. Oetter and Weidershein since 1974, and from Dr. Malik since September 2003. They are also asked to contact the SSA for any relevant documents.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, but denied his claims for spine and headache conditions. The decision is mixed as some issues were granted while others were not.

The Board has determined that schizophrenia, the veteran's claimed condition, was not incurred or aggravated in active military service and is not otherwise shown to be related to service. As a result, the claim for service connection for schizophrenia is denied.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has not been received to reopen any of the veteran's service connection claims for various disabilities, all claimed as due to herbicide exposure.

The Board has remanded the case to the RO for further development, including obtaining SSA records and scheduling a Travel Board hearing. The veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder will be reconsidered based on all pertinent evidence.

The Board has granted a 70 percent rating for schizophrenia, undifferentiated type and determined that the veteran meets the criteria for a total disability evaluation based on individual unemployability.

The Board found that the veteran's hearing loss and psychiatric condition were not incurred in service, as there was no evidence of a current disability related to service. The PTSD claim was also denied due to lack of verified stressors.

The Board found that the evidence clearly and unmistakably demonstrated a pre-existing psychiatric disability prior to service, which was not aggravated by military service.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claimed acquired psychiatric disorder is not related to his military service and denied both his claims for service connection and increased rating.

The Board denied service connection for a psychiatric disorder and a chronic gastrointestinal disability, finding that the veteran's conditions were not incurred in or aggravated by active military service.

The Board has determined that the veteran's service-connected PTSD results in total social and industrial impairment, warranting a 100 percent disability rating.

The VA determined that the veteran's paranoid schizophrenia does not warrant a higher rating based on current symptoms and overall impairment.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder, other than PTSD. A VA medical opinion is needed to determine if his passive dependent personality in April 1966 was an initial manifestation of any currently diagnosed psychiatric disorder, including residual type schizophrenia.