Acquired psychiatric disorder Board decisions

The Board has determined that there is no competent medical evidence linking the veteran's psychiatric disorder to his service, and thus denied the claim for service connection.

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

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, and for residuals of gonorrhea. The decision is based on a lack of new and material evidence to reopen the claim for residuals of gonorrhea.

The veteran's claim for an increased rating for post-operative residuals of a left shoulder dislocation was dismissed as the veteran withdrew his appeal. The case is remanded to determine if any current psychiatric disorder is etiologically related to service.

The Board found that the veteran's current psychiatric disorder did not begin during service and was not caused by a disease or injury incurred in service, thus denying his claim for service connection.

The veteran's Behcet's Syndrome is rated at 60 percent for skin manifestations, with additional ratings assigned for recurrent aphthous stomatitis (50%), tongue lesions (30%), and neuropathy of the lower extremities (20% each). The adjustment disorder is noncompensable.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claim for service connection for schizophrenia based on new and material evidence. However, it will remand this claim to the RO for further development before readjudicating.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a psychiatric disorder and hair loss, both of which were secondary to his service-connected circumcision residuals.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete medical records and the need to obtain Social Security Administration (SSA) records. The veteran's claims for service connection are pending.

The Board denied the reopening of the claim for a low back disorder and found no new and material evidence. The acquired psychiatric disorder was also not service connected as secondary to the low back disorder.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining employment records and a VA psychiatric examination.

The Board has found that the August 1944 rating decision was clearly and unmistakably erroneous in denying service connection for a psychiatric disorder. The case is now remanded to consider what rating should be assigned for an adult maladjustment disorder from August 1, 1944.

The Board denied the reopening of a claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability due to lack of new and material evidence, as no additional evidence was submitted that could establish a medical nexus between the veteran's current condition and his military service.

The Board has determined that the veteran's schizophrenia, a psychiatric disability, was first manifested during service and is therefore granted service connection.

The Board found that the veteran does not have an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, related to his military service and denied his claim.

The Board has determined that an effective date of February 6, 1995 is warranted for the assignment of a 100 percent rating for generalized anxiety disorder with residual schizophrenia.

The Board has determined that the veteran's head injury residuals, including a scar and associated psychiatric disorders, are not service-connected due to his own willful misconduct.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for service connection of a psychiatric disability, finding that there was no clear and unmistakable error in the October 1989 rating decision.

The Board has remanded the case for further development and readjudication due to conflicting opinions on whether the veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder is related to his service.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for schizophrenia, finding that there was no evidence linking his current condition to his military service.