Acquired psychiatric disorder Board decisions

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including scheduling a videoconference hearing and issuing statements of the case on certain issues.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for paranoid schizophrenia and for an evaluation in excess of 30 percent for PTSD, as well as his request for earlier effective dates for these conditions. The decision also noted that there was no final rating decision regarding a claim for service connection for paranoid schizophrenia.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claim of service connection for a psychiatric disorder and granted it, as new evidence submitted since the last final denial shows that her current diagnosis is due to alcohol abuse. As such, she cannot be granted service connection because her condition was caused by her own alcohol abuse.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include anxiety and depression, that is causally related to his period of active service. The record also contains no credible corroborating evidence that the veteran's claimed in-service stressors occurred. As a result, the claims for PTSD are denied.

The veteran seeks service connection for his current diagnosis of chronic paranoid schizophrenia. The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete medical records and a need for an examination.

The Board found that the evidence did not support a finding of service connection for PTSD or any other acquired psychiatric disorder, and thus denied the claim.

The Board found no evidence linking the veteran's current psychiatric disorder to his service, including paranoid schizophrenia. The claim for service connection was denied.

The Board has determined that the veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, claimed as major depression, was not incurred in or aggravated by active military service and is not related to his service. The claim for service connection is denied.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder due to his failure to report for a scheduled examination, as the original application for compensation was filed in October 1978 and falls under the parameter of an 'original claim' for compensation.

The Board has determined that the veteran's schizophrenia was not incurred in or aggravated by service, and was not manifest within the first post-service year. The claim for service connection is denied.

The Board is considering whether new and material evidence has been received to reopen the veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder. The issue also includes a separate decision about compensation under the provisions of 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 (West 2002) for a chronic anxiety disorder.

The veteran's service medical records do not show any diagnosis of a psychiatric disorder, including PTSD. The separation examination was negative for any mental health issues. Therefore, the claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder to include PTSD and alcohol abuse is denied.

The veteran requested to withdraw his appeal regarding the reopening of a claim for an acquired psychiatric disability and seeking an initial evaluation for hepatitis C. The Board has dismissed the appeal due to this withdrawal.

The VA denied the veteran's claim for service connection of schizophrenia, finding no evidence linking his current diagnosis to his military service.

The Board has granted service connection for depression as secondary to the veteran's service-connected cystic acne. However, it denied service connection for schizophrenia on both a direct and secondary basis.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an effective date prior to March 14, 2005, for a 100 percent disability evaluation for his service-connected schizophrenia, paranoid type.

The Board has denied the reopening of a claim for service connection for schizophrenia, finding that no new and material evidence was submitted to support the claim.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including a medical examination and consideration of new evidence. The veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder is pending.

The Board has denied reopening the claim for service connection for a schizophreniform disorder, claimed as a nervous condition. The case is being remanded to obtain the veteran's service personnel records and provide him with proper notice regarding his claim.

The Board has denied the veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including paranoid schizophrenia. The appeal is remanded to attempt to obtain records from the Anniston Police Department and a former private attorney.