Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2007

The Board has granted service connection for paranoid schizophrenia and assigned a 100 percent rating, effective July 5, 2000. The veteran is seeking an earlier effective date.

The veteran's appeal was dismissed due to the death of the appellant.

The Board has remanded the case for further development due to incomplete records and a need to verify the appellant's claimed stressors during basic training at Parris Island.

The Board has determined that the earliest date of ascertainable increase in disability was June 7, 2002, and thus awarded a 100 percent schedular rating for schizophrenia effective to this date.

The Board has decided to remand the case for further development, including obtaining VA medical records and arranging for a psychiatric examination.

The Board found no evidence of a pre-existing psychiatric disability and ruled out service connection based on the appellant's personality disorder. The claim for service connection was denied.

The Board found that the veteran's current psychiatric complaints were not related to his military service, including his obsessive compulsive episodes. The examiner concluded that he only exhibited a panic disorder by history and a personality disorder, which is not a disability for compensation purposes.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD. The evidence did not show a current diagnosis of PTSD and the VA examiner concluded that any current psychiatric disorders were not related to service.

The Board found that the veteran's psychiatric disorder existed prior to service and was not aggravated during service. The personality disorder noted at separation was determined to be a pre-existing condition, and there is no evidence of superimposed disease or injury for service connection.

The veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder is being remanded due to inadequate VCAA notice.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claimed conditions, including hypothyroidism, hysterectomy, refractive error with amblyopia and residual osotropic hyperopia of the left eye, residuals of a foreign body of the left eye, and an innocently acquired psychiatric disorder, are not service-connected.

The Board found no evidence of a current psychiatric disorder, eye disorder, foot disorder or headaches in service. The veteran's claims for these conditions were denied.

The Board denied the veteran's claims to reopen his service connection claims for paranoid schizophrenia and PTSD, finding no new and material evidence.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a psychiatric disorder and gum disease, as well as his claim for an increased disability rating for chronic rhinosinusitis. The evidence does not support a finding of service connection for these conditions.

The Board found that there is no competent medical evidence of a disability manifested by muscle pain, and thus denied the veteran's claim for service connection for this condition.

The veteran seeks service connection for a psychiatric disorder, which is secondary to his service-connected bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus. The case has been remanded due to the need for additional medical records and an examination.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claimed chronic psychiatric disorder is not related to his military service and therefore denied his claim for service connection.

The veteran's request for service connection for schizophrenia was remanded due to a scheduling issue. The case is now scheduled for a videoconference hearing before the Board.

The case is being remanded for additional development, including stressor verification and a VA psychiatric examination to determine if the veteran has PTSD. The skin disorder rating will also be reconsidered.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining medical records and clarifying the veteran's intentions regarding his appeal.