Acquired psychiatric disorder Board decisions

The Board found that the veteran does not have PTSD or any other acquired psychiatric disorder as a result of her military service and denied her claim for service connection.

The veteran filed a claim seeking an effective date earlier than November 3, 1989 for the assignment of a total rating for schizophrenia. The Board dismissed the appeal as it had no jurisdiction to review the appeal with respect to the effective date.

The Board denied reopening of the claim for service connection for psychiatric disability because no new and material evidence was presented. The veteran's statements were not considered to be new or material as they are not medical evidence linking his current condition to service.

The Board has determined that the evidence submitted since the August 1981 decision is not new and material, thus denying the reopening of the claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals (Board) has determined that the veteran is not competent to handle disbursement of VA funds due to his mental condition, specifically paranoid schizophrenia.

The Board has remanded the case for further development and readjudication due to issues not fully addressed in the original decision.

The Board has denied the veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, as there is no credible evidence of in-service stressors and the diagnosis is based on unverified events.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including VA examinations and medical records review.

The Board found service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder (schizophrenia) was granted, but denied service connection for Parkinson's disease due to lack of new and material evidence.

The Board found that the veteran's Meniere's syndrome and psychiatric disorders were not incurred or aggravated by service, nor are they related to his service-connected hearing loss and tinnitus.

The veteran's daughter was not rendered permanently incapable of self-support prior to her 18th birthday, and therefore does not meet the criteria for VA benefits.

The Board has determined that additional development is needed to determine if the veteran's schizophrenia, including paranoid type, is related to his active service. The case is being remanded for this purpose.

The Board found that the evidence does not support a finding of service connection for a psychiatric disability. The veteran's skin and hearing loss were also denied as there was no medical opinion linking these conditions to his military service.

The Board found that the veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder was not incurred in or aggravated by his military service and denied his claim.

The Board found that the veteran's preexisting schizophrenia disorder did not increase in severity during service and therefore denied entitlement to service connection for a psychiatric disorder.

The veteran's claim for service connection for a nervous disorder, now claimed as paranoid schizophrenia, is being remanded due to the need for new and material evidence. The RO will also obtain SSA disability determinations for the veteran.

The Board denied the veteran's claim of service connection for a psychiatric disorder, finding that new and material evidence had not been submitted to reopen his previous claim.

The Board has reopened the claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder due to new evidence. The claims of entitlement to service connection for right knee and right ankle pain have been denied as there is no evidence that these conditions were incurred or aggravated by military service.

The Board has determined that the evidence received since the April 2000 denial is not new and material, and thus the claim for service connection for schizophrenia remains denied.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including a VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of any current neuropsychiatric disorder and essential tremors. The veteran's service records indicate he was treated for anxiety and tension during his military service, but no evidence supports a finding that these conditions were aggravated by service.