Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2008

The Board denied service connection for the cause of the veteran's death due to his service-connected schizophrenia. The claim was not reopened because the new evidence presented is either cumulative or redundant.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for chronic asthma and a chronic acquired psychiatric disability, finding that these claims are decided on the merits without any presumption or new evidence.

The veteran is seeking service connection for a mental disorder, but the case has been remanded due to the need for additional development and examination.

The Board found that the submitted evidence was not new and material, thus denying the veteran's attempt to reopen his claim of service connection for paranoid schizophrenia with anxiety reaction.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for a chronic acquired psychiatric disorder to include depression.

The veteran's schizophrenia is presumed to have been incurred during service, and he was granted service connection for PTSD. His back disability has been rated at 20 percent since June 17, 1996.

The Board found that the veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder is not related to his active service and denied the claim.

The veteran's paranoid schizophrenia became manifest to a degree of 10 percent or more within one year of his discharge from active duty, and is presumed to have been incurred during service.

The Board found no evidence of a psychiatric disorder in service or within one year after separation, and concluded that the veteran's current acquired psychiatric disorders are not related to his military service.

The Board has remanded the veteran's claims for additional development due to incomplete medical records and a need for further review.

The VA determined that the veteran's schizophrenia does not warrant a rating higher than 50 percent, and his TDIU claim was also denied.

The veteran's PTSD and acquired psychiatric disability are not service-connected, as they were caused by a sexual assault after active service rather than the stress fracture in service. The rating for her right hip disabilities remains denied.

The Board has granted an effective date of August 31, 2000 for a 100% evaluation for paranoid schizophrenia.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for an innocently acquired psychiatric disorder and hepatitis, as well as his eligibility for nonservice-connected VA pension benefits. The evidence does not support a finding that these conditions are related to service.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete records and a need for corrective notice regarding disability ratings and effective dates.

The Board denied an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for schizophrenia, finding that there was no legal basis to do so under VA law and regulations.

The Board denied the veteran's claims of service connection for flat feet, a skin condition to include as due to exposure to herbicides, and a psychiatric condition including PTSD. The evidence did not support these claims.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been presented to reopen the claim of entitlement to service connection for a seizure disorder. The issue of service connection for schizophrenia is inextricably intertwined with this one, as the veteran claims a seizure disorder is related to her schizophrenia medication.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a gastro-intestinal disorder and an acquired psychiatric disorder. The gastro-intestinal disorder claim was denied due to lack of evidence linking current symptoms to service, while the psychiatric disorder claim is pending as it has not been addressed in this decision.

The Board has determined that the veteran is incompetent to manage his VA benefit payments due to his service-connected paranoid schizophrenia.