Acquired psychiatric disorder Board decisions

The Board dismissed the veteran's appeal due to his death, and thus no effective date prior to September 28, 1990, for a grant of service connection for PTSD with schizophrenia, paranoid type, was granted.

The Board has determined that the veteran's current psychiatric disorder, including major depression with psychotic features and schizophrenia, began during his military service. Therefore, the claim for service connection is granted.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for residuals of a fracture of the right fifth metacarpal and an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD. The Board found no evidence linking these conditions to service.

The veteran's psychiatric disability, including schizophrenia and major depression with psychotic episodes, is manifested by total occupational and social impairment due to symptoms such as gross impairment in thought processes or communication; persistent delusions or hallucinations; inappropriate behavior; inability to perform activities of daily living; disorientation to time; and memory loss. As a result, the veteran's claim for a 100 percent evaluation has been granted.

The veteran's claim for an increased rating for right lower leg phlebitis was denied, but he was granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder (adjustment disorder with depressed mood).

The veteran's claim for service connection for schizophrenia has been denied as there is no evidence of a current disability or a nexus to his military service.

The Board has determined that the veteran's unemployability due to his service-connected psychiatric disability became factually ascertainable on March 24, 1989. Therefore, an effective date of January 11, 1993 for TDIU is granted.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claimed conditions are related to his service, and granted service connection for most of the disabilities listed. The effective date is not specified.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining VA treatment records related to a psychiatric disability. The issue of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, including PTSD as secondary to service-connected disability, remains on appeal.

The Board denied an effective date prior to October 5, 1992 for the grant of service connection for PTSD with schizophrenia.

The Board has remanded the case due to a need for additional records and further development.

The Board found no evidence of a chronic acquired psychiatric disorder during service or within one year post-service, and concluded that the veteran's current condition is not related to his military service.

The veteran's appeal has been dismissed as he withdrew his appeal prior to the Board making a decision.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an earlier effective date for service connection and a compensable rating for his hearing loss, as well as his claim for service connection for psychiatric disability. The RO was instructed to schedule the veteran for a VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of any currently present psychiatric disorder.

The Board denied service connection for migraine headaches and psychiatric disorder, hepatitis, and seizures. The claims for reopening of these issues were also denied.

The Board has determined that the veteran's schizophrenia existed prior to service and was aggravated during service, thus granting service connection for schizophrenia.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including a VA psychiatric examination to assess the nature and etiology of any psychiatric disability.

The Board determined that the veteran's paranoid schizophrenia was 100 percent disabling as of December 23, 1996, and granted an effective date for a 100% evaluation from that date.

The Board denied the veteran's request to reopen his claim for service connection of an acquired psychiatric disorder, finding that no new and material evidence had been submitted.

The Board found that the veteran had a pre-existing personality disorder in service and no superimposed acquired pathology, including PTSD. Therefore, the claim of service connection for a psychiatric condition, including PTSD, was denied.