Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2007

The Board has determined that the veteran's claims for service connection for residuals of pneumonia and a psychiatric disorder, to include anxiety, are denied as there is no evidence showing these conditions were incurred or aggravated during his military service.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, a cyclothymic disorder and insomnia due to lack of credible supporting evidence for claimed stressors and no causal connection between service and any currently diagnosed acquired psychiatric disability.

The Board denied all of the previously mentioned matters, including service connection claims for various disorders secondary to a pre-existing seizure disorder. The veteran's seizure disorder was found not to be aggravated during service and his psychiatric, spinal, knee, and dental conditions were not shown to have been caused by service or service-connected disabilities.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete records and a need for further examination. The veteran's claim for service connection for acquired psychiatric disorder, including cyclothymic disorder and bipolar disorder, is pending.

The Board has determined that the veteran did not submit timely substantive appeals for all issues, including skin disability, bilateral knee disability, sinus disability, memory loss, and PTSD.

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

The Board denied the veteran's claim of an earlier effective date for TDIU, finding that the July 1972 and August 1979 rating decisions were not based on clear and unmistakable error.

The veteran's claims for compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 are remanded due to incomplete VCAA notice and the need for additional development of medical records.

The Board has remanded the case for a Travel Board hearing and further development.

The Board found that the veteran's psychiatric conditions, including schizophrenia and adjustment disorder, were not incurred or aggravated by service. The evidence did not show a pre-service onset of these conditions.

The Board is remanding the case to the RO for further development, including obtaining additional service medical records and private treatment records.

The Board found that the veteran's psychiatric conditions, including delusional disorder, major depression with psychotic features, and schizophrenia, were not incurred in or aggravated by active military service. The examiner concluded that these conditions are more likely related to prior drug abuse rather than his service-connected right index finger injury.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and a low back disorder, finding that neither condition is related to his military service.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining records from the Cuyahoga County Coroner's office and police reports. The appellant is seeking service connection for the cause of her husband's death.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been received to reopen the claim of service connection for a psychiatric disorder, including bipolar disorder. Additional development is required before further consideration can be given to the underlying claim.

The Board has granted an effective date of July 28, 1995 for a 100 percent disability evaluation for paranoid schizophrenia.

The veteran's appeal has been dismissed due to his death.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have an acquired psychiatric disorder related to her military service and therefore denied her claim for service connection.

The veteran's service-connected paranoid-type schizophrenia was rated at 30 percent prior to October 25, 2005 and at 70 percent from that date. The Board found the evidence did not meet criteria for a higher rating prior to October 25, 2005 but did find it met criteria for a 100 percent rating after that date.

The veteran's request for waiver of recovery of overpaid compensation benefits is granted because the overpayment was caused by his fault, and recovering it would defeat the purpose of paying VA service-connected disability compensation benefits.