Acquired psychiatric disorder Board decisions

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have an acquired psychiatric disorder (other than PTSD) as a result of his service, and denies the claim for service connection.

The Board found that the veteran does not have current credible evidence of PTSD and does not have an acquired psychiatric disorder due to military service. The claim was denied.

The Board denied the reopening of the claim for service connection due to lack of new and material evidence, as the additional medical records confirm that the veteran has schizophrenia but do not provide sufficient evidence to establish its onset during service or within one year post-service.

The Board has determined that the additional evidence submitted since the last final denial does not meet the criteria for being new and material, thus denying the application to reopen the claim of service connection for a psychiatric disorder.

The Board has determined that the veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including schizophrenia, was not initially manifest during service and is not related to service. The claim for service connection is denied.

The Board has determined that the veteran's back disability and psychiatric disability were not incurred or aggravated during service, nor are they related to any incident therein. The evidence does not support a finding of service connection for these conditions.

The Board denied the veteran's claims of service connection for bilateral hearing loss and PTSD. The evidence did not support a finding that the veteran engaged in combat or experienced stressors related to his military service, nor was there sufficient evidence to corroborate any claimed stressors.

The veteran's service-connected psychiatric disability, diagnosed as bipolar disorder with psychotic features, is currently rated at 50 percent. The appeal for increased rating and TDIU has been granted.

The Board has granted service connection for Lyme disease. The secondary service connection claims for headaches, Bell's palsy, psychiatric disability, and arthritis are remanded for further development.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims to reopen his service connection claims for paranoid schizophrenia and bipolar disorder due to a lack of new and material evidence.

The Board has ordered additional development to obtain information from Morgan County, Tennessee regarding an alleged assault at the Gate Four Restaurant in August 1966. If corroborated, a psychiatric examination will be scheduled to determine if any diagnosed disability is related to service.

The Board has reconsidered the original claim and granted service connection for paranoid schizophrenia as of November 26, 1985.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection due to lack of evidence supporting his claims and because the effective date was not established as prior to May 10, 2002.

The Board dismissed the appeal as moot because a separate decision found clear and unmistakable error in denying an earlier effective date of May 7, 1984 for service connection for schizophrenia.

The veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, chronic fatigue syndrome, sleep disturbance, and impaired memory function were not found to be service-connected.

The Board has determined that the effective date for granting service connection for schizophrenia should be May 7, 1984, based on a finding of clear and unmistakable error in the previous final RO decision denying service connection.

The VA denied the veteran's claim for service connection for a mental disorder, including post-traumatic stress disorder, finding that there is no evidence linking his current condition to his military service.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for a neuropsychiatric disorder, finding that it was not incurred in or aggravated by active military service and is not proximately due to or the result of, or aggravated by, any service-connected disability.

The Board found that the veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder was not incurred or aggravated during service and is not related to any event, injury, or disease in service. The claim for service connection was denied.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD), diabetes mellitus, and hypertension due to a lack of credible evidence supporting his claimed stressors during active duty.