Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2007

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining medical records and arranging for an examination if necessary. The veteran's claims for service connection will be reconsidered based on the new evidence.

The Board found no evidence of a chronic back disorder or an acquired psychiatric disorder during service, and thus denied the veteran's claims for these conditions.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development to assess his service-connected disabilities and any new or increased disabilities, as well as the impact on his ability to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation.

The Board has remanded the case for further development and examination to determine the nature and etiology of the veteran's claimed psychiatric disorder.

The veteran's skin rash and cardiovascular disorders were not found to be related to service. The claim for a psychiatric disorder was denied due to lack of evidence linking the current condition to service or any other established conditions.

The veteran's application for RH insurance was denied because he did not meet the 'good health' requirements, as his total debits exceeded the allowable number of debits for approval of the insurance.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD secondary to military sexual trauma (MST) and depression secondary to a service-connected skin disorder, finding that there was no evidence of such conditions in service or sufficient corroborating evidence from other sources.

The Board has denied the veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, other than PTSD. The reduction in evaluation for hypertension and the evaluations for transient radiculopathy of the left leg are still pending. The appellant withdrew his claim to reopen a service connection for PTSD.

The Board denied service connection for schizophrenia in 1995 and the RO continued this denial in 2001. The veteran did not submit new and material evidence to reopen the claim.

The appellant's service-connected disabilities, including a psychiatric disability rated at 50%, have rendered him unable to secure or maintain substantially gainful employment. Additionally, he requires regular aid and attendance due to his service-connected disabilities.

The Board denied service connection for fatigue, sleep disorder, and psychiatric disorder. The veteran's complaints of fatigue did not manifest during service in the Southwest Asia theater of operations and have not resulted in a diagnosed disability.,Service connection was granted for chronic sleep disorder as due to a qualifying chronic disability.

The Board denied the veteran's petition to reopen his claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, finding that the new evidence did not meet the criteria of being both new and material.

The veteran's appeal is dismissed due to his death during the pendency of the appeal.

The veteran was granted a 100% evaluation for paranoid schizophrenia effective May 20, 1994. The appellant's eligibility for Dependents' Education Assistance (DEA) benefits began on July 30, 1998 and ended on July 30, 2006.

The Board found no evidence supporting the appellant's claim that his hepatitis C infection was caused by military service, and denied all secondary service connection claims due to lack of competent medical evidence linking any claimed disorders to the hepatitis.

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

The Board denied restoration of service connection for schizophrenia in January 1981, and the veteran is contesting this decision.

The veteran's service connection claims for an acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD and PTSD have been denied. The Board found that the veteran did not meet the criteria for service connection due to a lack of verified in-service stressors for PTSD, and no aggravation of pre-existing conditions during service.

The Board has determined that the veteran's current acquired psychiatric disability and personality disorder are not causally related to his active service or any incident therein.

The VA denied the veteran's claims for an increased evaluation for his service-connected paranoid type schizophrenia and a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to his service-connected disabilities. The veteran's schizophrenia is currently rated at 30 percent.