Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2007

The veteran's claims for service connection were denied. The Board found no evidence linking any current conditions to his military service.

The Board found no CUE in the April 1983 or January 1987 rating decisions that denied service connection for mental conditions and psychiatric disorders.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, but denied it on the merits. The evidence submitted did not raise a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claim.

The Board denied service connection for PTSD as the evidence does not support a diagnosis of PTSD and finds that schizophrenia, which arose after active military service, is unrelated to military service.

The Board has determined that service connection should be granted for PTSD. The issue of service connection for a psychiatric disorder other than PTSD is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining an opinion on whether substance abuse is secondary to or worsened by PTSD.

The Board has decided to remand the veteran's claims for service connection due to incomplete information and need for further examination.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, finding that none of them were incurred or aggravated by service.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claimed conditions, including a stomach disability, right knee disability, right knee scar, acquired psychiatric disorder (depression), and bilateral foot disability, were not incurred or aggravated by his active service. The evidence does not establish continuity of symptomatology after discharge for these conditions.

The Board has remanded the case to the RO for further proceedings consistent with a Joint Motion, including compliance with VCAA and obtaining additional evidence.

The Board found that the veteran does not meet the criteria for PTSD and denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder due to lack of evidence linking current symptoms to military service.

The veteran's service-connected schizophrenia, depression, and organic brain syndrome are currently rated at 50 percent. The July 2003 rating decision was revised to grant a 70 percent evaluation based on the severity of his symptoms.

The Board has determined that the veteran's schizophrenia was not incurred in or aggravated during service and denied his claim for service connection.

The Board has determined that the veteran's low back disability is proximately due to or the result of his service-connected bilateral knee replacements, and thus grants service connection for this condition.

The veteran's service connection claims for a skin disorder, throat disorder, gastrointestinal disorder, and liver disorder were denied. The claim for diabetes mellitus was granted based on presumed exposure to Agent Orange.

The Board has remanded the case due to failure to apply relevant law for PTSD claims based on personal assault, and to provide notice regarding sources of evidence that may corroborate the veteran's account of a stressor incident.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining updated medical records and verifying the veteran's combat status. The veteran will be scheduled for a psychiatric examination to determine if his schizophrenia is related to military service.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an earlier effective date of March 29, 1994 for a 100 percent schedular rating for service-connected psychiatric disability. The decision found that no earlier formal claim or correspondence existed to support such a determination.

The Board previously denied the veteran's service connection claim for organic brain syndrome. The case was remanded multiple times due to procedural issues, and is now back with the Board for further proceedings.

The Board denied the veteran's application to reopen his claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and also denied his eligibility for nonservice-connected pension benefits.

The Board is remanding the case to the RO for consideration of new evidence submitted by the veteran, and then allowing the appropriate time for response before returning it to the Board.