Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2007

The Board has determined that the veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including schizophrenia, was not initially manifest during service and is not related to service. The claim for service connection is denied.

The Board has determined that the veteran's back disability and psychiatric disability were not incurred or aggravated during service, nor are they related to any incident therein. The evidence does not support a finding of service connection for these conditions.

The Board denied the veteran's claims of service connection for bilateral hearing loss and PTSD. The evidence did not support a finding that the veteran engaged in combat or experienced stressors related to his military service, nor was there sufficient evidence to corroborate any claimed stressors.

The veteran's service-connected psychiatric disability, diagnosed as bipolar disorder with psychotic features, is currently rated at 50 percent. The appeal for increased rating and TDIU has been granted.

The Board has granted service connection for Lyme disease. The secondary service connection claims for headaches, Bell's palsy, psychiatric disability, and arthritis are remanded for further development.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims to reopen his service connection claims for paranoid schizophrenia and bipolar disorder due to a lack of new and material evidence.

The Board has ordered additional development to obtain information from Morgan County, Tennessee regarding an alleged assault at the Gate Four Restaurant in August 1966. If corroborated, a psychiatric examination will be scheduled to determine if any diagnosed disability is related to service.

The Board has reconsidered the original claim and granted service connection for paranoid schizophrenia as of November 26, 1985.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection due to lack of evidence supporting his claims and because the effective date was not established as prior to May 10, 2002.

The Board dismissed the appeal as moot because a separate decision found clear and unmistakable error in denying an earlier effective date of May 7, 1984 for service connection for schizophrenia.

The veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, chronic fatigue syndrome, sleep disturbance, and impaired memory function were not found to be service-connected.

The Board has determined that the effective date for granting service connection for schizophrenia should be May 7, 1984, based on a finding of clear and unmistakable error in the previous final RO decision denying service connection.

The VA denied the veteran's claim for service connection for a mental disorder, including post-traumatic stress disorder, finding that there is no evidence linking his current condition to his military service.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for a neuropsychiatric disorder, finding that it was not incurred in or aggravated by active military service and is not proximately due to or the result of, or aggravated by, any service-connected disability.

The Board found that the veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder was not incurred or aggravated during service and is not related to any event, injury, or disease in service. The claim for service connection was denied.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD), diabetes mellitus, and hypertension due to a lack of credible evidence supporting his claimed stressors during active duty.

The veteran's recurrent boils in the rear of the neck are found to be due to treatment for the same condition during service while serving in Vietnam. The arthritis, carpal tunnel syndrome, diabetic retinopathy, heart murmur, and hypertension are not considered service-connected.

The RO determined that the submitted evidence was not new and material, thus denying the claim to reopen for service connection of a psychiatric disorder.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD, and the RO awarded a TDIU rating based on this condition. The veteran's former representative is entitled to attorney fees from past-due benefits.

The Board has determined that there is no evidence to establish a link between the veteran's current back and psychiatric disabilities, including schizophrenia and PTSD, and his active military service. The claims for service connection have been denied.