Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2009

The Board denied service connection for all claimed conditions as there was no competent evidence linking any of them to the veteran's active service or any exposure during that time.

The veteran is shown as likely as not to have an acquired psychiatric disability related to her military service.

The veteran is entitled to an earlier effective date of March 5, 1987 for the grant of service connection for paranoid schizophrenia.

The Board found clear and unmistakable error in the March 1974 administrative decision that the veteran's discharge was not a bar to VA benefits, and denied service connection for all claimed conditions as the character of discharge is a bar to VA benefits.

The veteran's application to reopen his claim of entitlement to service connection for PTSD is granted, and the case is remanded for further development.

The Board denied service connection for chronic headaches, sinusitis, hay fever, and psychiatric disability, to include PTSD. The effective date for the grant of service connection for tinnitus was set as February 4, 2006.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for a sleep disorder, finding that there was no evidence of a sleep disorder in service or for over 50 years following discharge and no continuity of symptomatology.

The Board denied service connection for a psychiatric disorder as there was no evidence of a disability during or shortly after service, and no nexus to service was shown.

The Board denied the veteran's application to reopen his claim for service connection for a low back disability and granted service connection for a depressive disorder.

The Board denied service connection for low back disability, eye disability (dry eyes), psychiatric disability (including PTSD), and alcohol abuse.

The veteran's claims for service connection, reopening of a claim for service connection, and entitlement to a 10 percent evaluation based on multiple noncompensable disabilities are dismissed due to the veteran's death.

The Board found that the veteran's acquired psychiatric disability preexisted service and was not aggravated by service, thus denying service connection.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include depression and schizophrenia, as the preponderance of the evidence showed that these conditions were not related to the veteran's military service.

The veteran's claims for service connection for a heart disorder and a psychiatric disorder were reopened, but the claim for PTSD was denied.

The Board denied reopening of the claim for service connection for psychiatric disability other than PTSD, as new and material evidence was not received.

The veteran's service-connected schizophrenia has been evaluated at 30 percent, and the Board found that a higher rating was not warranted based on the current level of impairment.

The veteran's claim for an earlier effective date prior to October 17, 2003 for the grant of service connection for residuals right wrist injury was denied.

The veteran withdrew the appeal for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including schizophrenia and post-traumatic stress disorder.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder as there was no evidence of a chronic condition during active duty, and the post-service medical records did not establish a link between the veteran's current condition and his period of service.

The veteran does not have an Axis I psychiatric disorder, and the service-connected thoracic spine disability does not present such an exceptional or unusual disability picture as to render impractical the application of the regular schedular standards.