Acquired psychiatric disorder Board decisions

The Board has found new and material evidence to reopen the claim of service connection for schizophrenia, a condition that existed prior to service. The Veteran's preexisting psychiatric disorder was not aggravated by service beyond normal progression.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disability, including Valium dependence, finding that there was no evidence of an in-service psychosis or PTSD and that any current psychiatric condition is not related to military service.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder (Bipolar Disorder) and polycarbonate abuse, finding that the evidence did not support a link to active service or any incident therein.

The Board denied the appellant's claims for service connection for tinnitus, PTSD, and left leg arthritis. The claim for left leg arthritis was not reopened due to lack of new and material evidence.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for additional development and consideration of his claims, including whether a psychiatric disorder is secondary to service-connected bilateral defective hearing and/or tinnitus.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for gastrointestinal and psychiatric disorders, as well as hypertension. The issues of PTSD have been remanded.

The Board has denied service connection for degenerative joint disease, finding no evidence of such condition during or within one year after service. Service connection for PTSD remains pending as the claim is still under review.

The Board denied the Veteran's attempt to reopen his claim for service connection of an acquired psychiatric disability, finding that new and material evidence had not been presented.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to the need for additional medical examinations and opinions regarding his left ankle disability and low back disability.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including schizophrenia, and for an acquired psychiatric disorder claimed as the result of Agent Orange exposure. The evidence did not establish a link between any incident of military service or exposure to herbicides and the current psychiatric conditions.

The Veteran's claims for service connection were denied as his claimed conditions are not related to his military service.

The appeal is remanded for additional medical development and evidence collection.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a psychiatric disorder and limitation of extension of the right elbow, finding that new and material evidence was not submitted to reopen the claim for the right elbow condition and that there was no credible medical evidence linking either condition to his active military service.

The Board denied service connection for several conditions, but reopened the claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder based on new and material evidence.

The Veteran's PTSD was rated at 30 percent from August 5, 1994 until September 3, 1996 and then increased to 50 percent from September 3, 1996 onwards.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD and to reopen a claim for a psychiatric disorder due to lack of corroborated in-service stressors and new evidence not being material.

The Board's decision of October 2007 was vacated due to a denial of due process, and the case is remanded for further development.

The appeal of the July 1, 2002, rating decision denying service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, is granted as the Veteran has until 60 days after the issuance of a SSOC addressing the additional evidence contained in the April 2003 VA examination to file a Substantive Appeal.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD, as the evidence did not show that the condition was incurred in or aggravated by active duty.

The Board denied service connection for a psychiatric disability, including as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected chronic eczema of both legs, due to the lack of evidence linking the psychiatric condition to either service or the service-connected condition.