Acquired psychiatric disorder Board decisions

The case is being remanded for further development, including obtaining SSA records and scheduling a VA examination for the veteran's bilateral hearing loss disability. The service connection issues will be readjudicated after this additional development.

The Board dismissed the veteran's claim for an earlier effective date of December 20, 1999 for a 70 percent rating for his psychiatric disorder as it is final due to the veteran withdrawing his appeal and not expressing disagreement within one year.

The Board found that the appellant's psychiatric or cognitive disorder was not incurred in or aggravated by service.

The veteran's claims for service connection were denied due to lack of credible evidence supporting the occurrence of in-service stressors. The claims for residuals of a right ankle strain and chronic acquired psychiatric disorder have also been denied as new and material evidence has not been submitted.

The Board found that the veteran's claimed acquired psychiatric disability, including PTSD, is not causally or etiologically related to his period of active service.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to his service-connected disabilities, finding that he failed without good cause to report for a necessary examination and that there was no evidence of unemployability as a result of his service-connected conditions.

The Board found that the appellant was not permanently incapable of self-support at age 18 due to mental health disability, and therefore is not considered a helpless child for VA benefits.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for right eye esotropia and psychiatric disability, finding no current disabilities linked to his in-service conditions.

The VA denied the veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including claustrophobia, as there is no current diagnosis of such a condition and no evidence linking it to his military service.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a left knee disability and an acquired psychiatric disorder, finding no current diagnosis or evidence of such conditions related to his military service.

The Board denied service connection for PTSD and paranoid schizophrenia, finding that the conditions are not related to service. The veteran's PTSD is attributed to a 1985 head injury, while his schizophrenia is linked to the same head injury.

The Board has determined that the claimant's service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder is denied due to his character of discharge from military service, which precludes him from receiving VA benefits.

The Board is remanding the case to ensure proper VCAA notice has been provided and for additional development of evidence.

The Board found that the veteran's lung disability and psychiatric disorder were not service-connected due to lack of evidence linking these conditions to his military service.

The Board denied service connection for schizophrenia, including secondary to residuals of a contusion of the coccyx. However, it granted a 10% rating for the veteran's residuals of a contusion of the coccyx as of May 27, 2003.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the claims for service connection for a psychiatric disorder and sinus problems. The veteran's sinus problems are found to be related to his active service, including exposure during Desert Storm.

The Board has determined that the veteran's schizophrenia was aggravated during service, and therefore grants service connection for this condition.

The Board has determined that the veteran submitted a timely substantive appeal regarding whether new and material evidence had been received to reopen his claim for service connection for a psychiatric disability. The case is being remanded for further development, including adjudicating whether there was clear and unmistakable error in the September 1983 rating decision denying service connection for a psychiatric disability.

The Board has remanded the case due to a request for a Travel Board hearing on the timeliness of the veteran's substantive appeal.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have a current bilateral knee disability or psychiatric disorder, and therefore service connection for these conditions is denied.