Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2008

The Board has remanded the case for further development due to insufficient evidence on the etiology of the veteran's paranoid schizophrenia and whether it is related to military service or a pre-existing condition.

The Board found that the veteran does not currently suffer from PTSD and there is no medical evidence linking his current psychiatric disability to his service. The claim for service connection was denied.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have a current diagnosis of PTSD and there is no credible evidence linking any other psychiatric disorders except PTSD to military service. Therefore, service connection for these conditions cannot be granted.

The Board has determined that the veteran's psychiatric disorder and gastrointestinal disorders are not related to his military service or any service-connected disability, thus denying both claims.

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

The Board denied the veteran's request for an earlier effective date of November 17, 2003 for service connection of schizophrenia. The claim was originally denied in October 1987 and reopened in March 1998 but no appeal was filed within the time limits.

The Board has determined that the veteran's hypertension, diabetes, and psychiatric condition are not related to her service.,She did not provide new evidence sufficient to reopen her claim for thoracolumbar scoliosis.

The veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions were denied as there was no evidence of current disabilities or a link to service. The Board found that the preponderance of the evidence did not support the veteran's claims.

The Board has determined that the submitted evidence does not raise a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claims for service connection for psychiatric disorder and left ankle disorder.

The veteran's claim for service connection for a mental disorder is being remanded due to incorrect categorization of the condition and incomplete notice.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an effective date earlier than January 19, 84 for the award of a TDIU based on his service-connected schizophrenia with anxiety.

The veteran's claim for service connection for schizophrenia is being remanded due to the unavailability of his service medical records. The VA will attempt to obtain these records and any alternate sources, including from the Philadelphia Naval Hospital.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claims of service connection for a back disorder, knee disorder, and an acquired psychiatric disorder. The new evidence received since the last final denial supports these claims.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence was not received to reopen the veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disability, which had previously been denied in December 2001.

The veteran's claims for an increased rating for residuals of a right inguinal hernia repair and service connection for bilateral hearing loss were denied. The claim for service connection for acquired psychiatric disorder (to include depression and PTSD) is considered 'unknown' as it does not involve service connection at all.

The VA denied the veteran's claim for service connection for a mental disorder, including PTSD. The examiner found no evidence of PTSD and concluded that the veteran did not suffer from any psychiatric disorders related to his military service.

The October 2001 rating decision is final, and the additional evidence received since that decision does not meet the criteria for reopening the claim of service connection for paranoid schizophrenia.

The Board has denied the veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD, to include schizophrenia.

The Board finds that the preponderance of evidence does not support a finding that the veteran's current psychiatric disorders are related to his military service, and therefore denies the claim for service connection.

The Board finds that the veteran does not have PTSD and his acquired psychiatric disorder is not related to service. The claim for substance abuse has no legal merit.