Acquired psychiatric disorder Board decisions

The Board has determined that the veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, to include depression, is proximately due to his service-connected left knee chondromalacia and therefore grants service connection for this condition.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claims for service connection for a psychiatric disorder, a back disability, and a disability manifested by headaches are denied as there is no competent evidence linking these conditions to his active duty service.

The veteran's claim for a higher rating for schizophrenia and TDIU was granted effective from May 10, 1994. The earlier effective date for TDIU is dismissed as the benefits have been awarded.

The Board found no evidence of a chronic disability related to service, and denied the veteran's claims for service connection for skin and psychiatric disabilities.

The veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder is being remanded due to the need for additional development and compliance with VCAA requirements.

The veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD and schizophrenia are being remanded due to the failure of VA to follow instructions in a previous remand order.

The Board finds in the record sufficient evidence to put the claim into equipoise as to whether the current psychiatric disorder, schizoaffective disorder or schizophrenia, is related to service and grants the claim for service connection.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has not been submitted to reopen the appellant's claim for service connection for the cause of the veteran's death. The issue remains on the substantive merits.

The veteran's claims for service connection for schizophrenia and a seizure disorder are being remanded due to the need to secure additional medical records, including treatment notes from his treating psychiatrist.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a psychiatric disability, cervical spine disability, and groin rash due to lack of current evidence.

The Board finds that the veteran does not meet the criteria for special monthly pension based on need for regular aid and assistance or being housebound due to his mental disorders.

The Board has determined that the veteran's service-connected disabilities, including chronic undifferentiated type schizophrenic reaction and calluses of both feet, preclude him from securing or following substantially gainful employment. Therefore, a TDIU is granted.

The veteran's impotency is granted as secondary to diabetes mellitus, and his claim for service connection of an acquired psychiatric disorder due to the impotency is also granted.

The Board found that the veteran did not have a diagnosed PTSD and could not establish a link between his military service and his current psychiatric disability. The claim for service connection was denied.

The VA denied all claims of service connection for the appellant's variously claimed disabilities, finding that he was not exposed to herbicides and did not have any of these conditions as a result.

The Board has determined that the veteran's schizophrenia was incurred during service, specifically within the one-year presumptive period following his active duty for training from May 14, 1991 to May 14, 1992.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have a current diagnosis of PTSD and there is no evidence linking any acquired psychiatric disability to his service. As such, the claim for service connection is denied.

The veteran's claim for an increased disability rating in excess of 30 percent for his service-connected schizophrenia, undifferentiated type is being remanded due to the need for additional development including obtaining updated medical records and scheduling a VA psychiatric examination.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for schizophrenia and an initial higher rating for PTSD, finding that there was no evidence linking these conditions to his period of active service.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claimed psychiatric disorder, residuals of a head injury, and residuals of a neck injury are not related to his active service. The evidence does not support a finding that any current disabilities were incurred or aggravated by service.