Acquired psychiatric disorder Board decisions

The Board has denied the veteran's claim of service connection for a psychiatric disorder, finding that there is no clear evidence linking his current psychiatric condition to his active service.

The Board has determined that the veteran's psychiatric disorder, right eye disorders, and left eye disorders did not have their onset during active service or result from disease or injury in service. The evidence does not support a finding of service connection for these conditions.

The Board has determined that the veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, diagnosed as bipolar disorder, was incurred in active military service and is granted service connection.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have PTSD related to his service and that any psychiatric disorder is not due to or aggravated by his service-connected disabilities. The claim for TDIU has also been denied as there is no evidence showing he is unemployable.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have PTSD and his psychiatric disability, to include schizophrenia and major depression, is not related to service.

The Board denied both the claim for an increased rating for right thumb fracture residuals and the claim for service connection for schizophrenia. The veteran's right thumb fractures did not meet the criteria for a higher than 10 percent evaluation, and his schizophrenia was not incurred in or aggravated by service.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder to include PTSD, finding no current diagnosis of PTSD and insufficient evidence linking any diagnosed conditions to military service.

The veteran's claims for service connection for Crohn's disease and an acquired psychiatric disorder are being remanded due to the need for additional development, including VA examinations and a search for relevant Social Security Administration records.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development due to inadequate VCAA notice.

The Board dismissed the appeals for service connection due to a failure to file a timely substantive appeal.

The case is being remanded to the RO for scheduling a Travel Board hearing at the earliest available opportunity.

The Board has found that the veteran submitted a timely Notice of Disagreement (NOD) regarding the September 2002 RO decision which determined that new and material evidence had not been submitted to reopen a claim for restoration of service connection for a psychiatric disorder. The case is being remanded for issuance of a Statement of the Case on this issue.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for psychiatric disorder, asthma, hepatitis, and residuals of a right knee disorder due to lack of evidence showing in-service incurrence or aggravation of these conditions.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a psychiatric disability, skin disability, and back disability due to lack of evidence of current disabilities.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for schizophrenia, a psychosis for treatment eligibility under 38 U.S.C. § 1702, an increased disability rating for PTSD, and TDIU.

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

The Board has reopened the veteran's claim of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, but the merits of the claim are being remanded due to the need to obtain additional medical records and information from SSA.

The Board finds that the veteran's current psychiatric disorder was not incurred in or aggravated by active military service, nor may it be presumed to have been incurred in service. The preponderance of the evidence is against finding a nexus between any current psychiatric disorder and his active service.

The Board found that the veteran's schizophrenia warranted a 70 percent rating, but denied restoration of the TDIU status due to failure to apply proper criteria for reducing disability ratings and terminating TDIU.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claim of service connection for schizophrenia, paranoid type, and finds that new evidence supports reopening the claim. However, the Board also finds that there is no medical evidence to support a finding that the veteran's current diagnosis of schizophrenia was incurred in service.