Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2007

The Board denied an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for the cause of the veteran's death, finding that no evidence was received after April 2, 1991 and before March 16, 2000 that can be construed as a claim. The final decisions denying service connection were issued on April 16, 1986, and August 2, 1991.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for a psychiatric disorder and granted service connection based on evidence showing that his current diagnosis is related to military service. The issue of tinnitus was remanded due to insufficient medical examination.

The veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD and paranoid schizophrenia are being remanded due to the need for additional medical examinations, records from SSA, and service personnel records.

The Board found that the veteran's psychiatric disorder, including obsessive compulsive disorder, is not related to service and denied his claim.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), finding that the veteran did not have PTSD and provided insufficient information to verify claimed in-service stressors. The evidence preponderates against a finding of any current psychiatric disability related to service.

The veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability is being remanded due to the need to obtain SSA records, provide additional VCAA notice, and conduct a VA examination.

The Board has granted the veteran's claims of service connection for psychiatric disorder and heart condition, finding that these conditions are related to his military service.

The Board denied the appellant's claim, finding that he did not meet the criteria to be characterized as a helpless child incapable of self-support prior to age 18.

The Board has determined that the veteran's schizophrenia was not incurred or aggravated by active service and thus denied his claim for service connection.

The veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder is being remanded due to the need for additional medical records and an examination.

The Board found that the veteran does not have a current diagnosis of an acquired psychiatric disorder and concluded that his hypertension, glaucoma, conditions leading to two strokes, and any potential acquired psychiatric disorder are not related to service. As such, these claims were denied.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has not been submitted to reopen the veteran's claim for service connection for schizophrenia, which was previously denied in October 1976.

The veteran's schizophrenia is currently rated at 30 percent, and the Board finds that it does not warrant a higher rating based on the symptoms presented.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining VA and private treatment records, as well as SSA records. The veteran's claim of service connection for a psychiatric disability other than PTSD is being considered, along with his TDIU claim.

The Board has granted the veteran's claim for service connection for schizophrenia, finding that it was incurred during active duty.

The Board denied service connection for a psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, finding that the veteran's claimed stressors were not credible and no clear or substantiated diagnosis of PTSD based upon verified in-service stressor has been established.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for a Travel Board hearing. The issues of service connection for psychiatric disorders, low back disability, and skin rash are pending.

The veteran seeks service connection for schizophrenia and PTSD, claiming these conditions are related to an incident involving a faulty valve on the USS RANGER in November 1983. The case is being remanded due to incomplete documentation regarding this incident.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development due to new evidence suggesting a possible workers' compensation claim related to the veteran's schizophrenia.

The Board found that the veteran does not have an acquired psychiatric disorder related to service or his service-connected conditions, and thus denied the claim.