Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2007

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for residuals of a head injury and psychiatric disorder, finding that new and material evidence had not been submitted to reopen the claim for residuals of a head injury. The Board also found no evidence linking any current psychiatric disorder to service.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete medical records and need for further psychiatric examination.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder, finding that there was no medical nexus between his current findings and service.

The veteran's claim for increased ratings for her service-connected disabilities has been granted. She is now rated at 40 percent for chronic lumbosacral fibromyositis with left L4-S1 radiculopathy and degenerative joint disease, effective from the date of the decision. For cervical fibromyositis with right C6 radiculopathy, she receives a 30 percent rating prior to May 19, 2003, and a 40 percent rating since that date.

The Board found that the veteran's schizophrenia did not substantially contribute to his death from respiratory failure and pneumonia. The cause of death was listed as respiratory failure due to pneumonia, which is unrelated to service-connected conditions.

The veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions have been withdrawn.

The Board found that the veteran's current acquired psychiatric disorder, including schizophrenia, was not incurred or aggravated during military service and denied his claim.

The Board denied the reopening of the veteran's claim for service connection for paranoid schizophrenia, finding no new and material evidence to support it.

The veteran's benefits are granted for his minor children, but a special apportionment is denied due to the appellant not demonstrating financial hardship.

The Board found that hypertension was not incurred in or aggravated by active service and denied the claim. The issue of entitlement to service connection for schizophrenia remains pending.

The Board has determined that the claims for service connection for schizophrenia and PTSD need further development due to insufficient information regarding the stressors claimed by the veteran.

The Board denied the reopening of a claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including schizophrenia. The evidence did not show that the veteran's current condition was incurred in or aggravated during his active military service.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including a VA psychiatric examination to determine if the veteran currently has PTSD and whether his bipolar disorder is related to his service-connected seizure disorder.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been received to reopen the claim of entitlement to service connection for psychiatric disability, which was previously denied in February 1982. The reopened claim is now granted.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and hearing loss. The Board found no competent evidence to associate current hearing loss with in-service events or diseases, including a head injury sustained during active duty.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for a Travel Board hearing at the Newark, New Jersey RO. The claims for service connection are pending and will be addressed after the hearing.

The Board determined that new and material evidence had not been submitted to reopen the claim of service connection for a nervous condition, as the post-service medical records did not establish a link between the veteran's current psychiatric disorders and his period of active duty.

The Board found no clear and unmistakable error in the effective date of October 14, 1992 for a 100 percent schedular rating for service-connected chronic paranoid schizophrenia.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claimed acquired psychiatric disability and hepatitis C were not incurred in or aggravated by service, and thus denied both claims.

The Board has determined that the veteran's back and nervous conditions are not service-connected, as there is no evidence of their onset during active duty or a link to his military service.