Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2007

The Board denied service connection for both the acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD) and the residuals of a hernia operation, finding that there was no evidence linking these conditions to service.

The veteran's claims for earlier effective dates for service connection and TDIU were dismissed as the original decisions became final.,C.W., the veteran's step mother, was not recognized as a dependent parent of the veteran.

The Board has remanded the case due to a need for additional development and notification under VCAA.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete records and the need for a VA examination to determine if the veteran's psychiatric disorder had its onset during service.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claim for service connection for schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorder, finding new evidence that supports a diagnosis of schizophrenia during service. However, no direct service connection can be established as there is no in-service diagnosis or treatment.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence was not received to reopen the veteran's claim of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD. The decision is denied.

The Board found that the veteran's current psychiatric disabilities are not related to his military service and denied his claim for service connection.

The Board found that the June 1973 rating decision denying service connection for schizophrenic reaction did not contain CUE, as it was based on correct facts and correctly applied relevant regulations.

The Board is remanding the case to clarify who the veteran's representative is and what type of hearing he wants. The case will be returned to the RO for further development.

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

The veteran's appeal for service connection for paranoid schizophrenia is being remanded due to the inability to transcribe a hearing and scheduling of another personal hearing.

The Board denied both the claim for PTSD and the request for an earlier effective date for schizophrenia. The veteran's claims were based on direct service connection, but no specific exposure basis was provided.

The veteran's service-connected lymphoma excision scar on the mid anterior right leg is small and barely visible, not causing any functional impairment.,The veteran's service-connected left foot plantar wart does not cause significant discomfort or objective evidence of plantar warts.

The veteran's claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 was denied as his acquired psychiatric disorder and laceration of the left wrist are not deemed to be due to VA hospital care, medical or surgical treatment, or examination.

The Board has determined that the veteran's schizophrenia is not related to service and denied his claim.

The Board found that the veteran's claimed acquired psychiatric disorder, headaches, and temporal lobe seizures were not incurred in or aggravated by active service.

The Board has determined that the veteran's current bilateral hearing loss and psychiatric disorder are not related to service, but finds in favor of granting service connection for a psychiatric disorder based on a legal presumption due to its onset within one year of separation from service.

The Board found that the veteran does not have a current back disability and denied his claim for service connection.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, specifically paranoid-type schizophrenia, finding that the condition pre-existed service and was not aggravated by service.

The Board has remanded the case back to the RO for scheduling a hearing before a Member of the Board at the regional office.