Acquired psychiatric disorder Board decisions

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for reopening his service connection claims for ulcer disease and schizophrenia, but has remanded the issue of non-service-connected pension benefits.

The Board found that the veteran's cardiac disability manifested by valvular heart disease and status post mitral valve replacement is not due to a disease or injury incurred in service. The claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder was remanded.

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

The Board found that the veteran did not engage in combat and his non-combat stressors have not been objectively verified. There is no competent evidence linking a currently diagnosed mental disorder to his active duty service.

The Board found no evidence to support the claim that the veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder began in service or was aggravated by service. The Board concluded that the disability is not related to military service.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, finding that there is no evidence of an in-service psychiatric disorder or a psychosis within one year after separation from active duty. The VA did not find any current disability related to service.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD, psychiatric disability other than PTSD, and left CTS. The evidence now before the RO includes diagnoses of PTSD due to sexual assault during service and depression at discharge.

The veteran's service-connected disability manifested by diarrhea is currently rated at 10 percent. The claim for an increased rating has been granted.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded to the RO for further consideration of all evidence, including new statements from his healthcare providers submitted by him.

The veteran's claim is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining medical records and providing proper notice.

The Board has denied the veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for schizophrenia, undifferentiated type.

The Board has determined that the veteran's psychiatric disorder did not occur in service and is not related to his military service, thus denying his claim for service connection.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been received to reopen the veteran's claim for service connection of a psychiatric disorder. The case is now remanded for further development.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the veteran's previously denied claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder. The reopened claim is granted.

The Board dismissed the veteran's motion for revision of their August 1997 decision denying compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 due to CUE.

The Board has remanded the case for further development due to a previous remand not being followed.

The Board increased the veteran's service-connected psychiatric disability to a 70 percent rating effective October 14, 1992 and granted entitlement to TDIU effective August 1, 1999. The attorney fee stipulated in the August 6, 2003 agreement is reasonable.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claim of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, but it is REMANDED to obtain additional medical records and determine if new evidence supports a grant of service connection.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining a new VA psychiatric examination report and providing VCAA notice regarding disability ratings and effective dates.

The Board finds that the veteran's service-connected schizophrenia contributed to his death, and grants service connection for the cause of his death. The issue of DIC under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 is dismissed as resolved by granting service connection.