Acquired psychiatric disorder Board decisions

The Board denied service connection for the cause of the veteran's death and denied DIC under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1318.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a psychiatric disability and bilateral ankle/foot disorder. The decision is mixed, with some issues granted (psychiatric disability) and others not (bilateral ankle/foot disorder).

The Board denied the veteran's claim for a disability evaluation in excess of 50 percent for PTSD and his claim for service connection for hypertension secondary to PTSD.

The Board denied service connection for PTSD, concluding that the veteran does not have this condition and instead has schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder.

The Board found that the veteran's left leg disability was not incurred in or aggravated by active military service, and denied his claim. The Board also determined that no new and material evidence had been submitted to reopen his claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder.

The Board granted service connection for paranoid schizophrenia and major depression, effective December 10, 2001, and established basic eligibility for Dependents' Educational Assistance with the same effective date.

The Board has ordered additional development of the record, including obtaining service medical records and any relevant treatment records from Drs. Lanthorn, Riaz, and Carr. The veteran is also required to provide information about unreimbursed medical expenses from 2000 onwards. A VA psychiatric examination will be conducted to determine the etiology of any currently diagnosed psychiatric disorders.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for a 30 percent evaluation of schizophrenia, finding that there was no definite impairment of social and industrial adaptability from September 4, 1970 to November 11, 1991.

The Board found that the appellant's current psychiatric disability (schizophrenia) is not related to his period of active duty for training and therefore denied service connection.

The Board found that the veteran's preexisting psychiatric disorder was not aggravated by his military service.

The Board has decided the case needs further review due to incomplete medical records and requires a VA examination to determine if service complaints were prodromal symptoms of schizophrenia.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals has determined that the veteran's diagnosed psychiatric disorders have not been related to service and competent medical evidence does not indicate they had their onset in service. Therefore, the claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder is denied.

The veteran seeks service connection for a claimed PTSD and other acquired psychiatric disorders. The Board has ordered additional development, including verification of stressor events in service and a VA examination to determine the nature and severity of his psychiatric disability.

The veteran's current paranoid schizophrenia is found to be related to his military service, and the Board grants service connection for this condition.

The veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, is being remanded due to the need for a personal hearing.

The Board found that the veteran's claimed psychiatric conditions, including psychotic disorder, schizophrenia of the paranoid type, schizoaffective disorder, and post-traumatic stress disorder, were not incurred in or aggravated by service. The claim was denied.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claimed disabilities are not service-connected, with no evidence of exposure to ionizing radiation during his military service.

The Board has determined that the veteran's paranoid schizophrenia is due to disease or injury incurred in service, and this claim is granted. The claim for hypertension remains denied as there is no evidence of a current disability related to service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a psychiatric disability, increased evaluations for prostatitis and various joints, and failed to reopen his claim due to lack of evidence.

The veteran's claimed conditions, including ulcerative colitis, seizure disorder, psychiatric disorder (anxiety/stress), and respiratory disorder (reactive airway disease and chronic cough) are not shown to have had their clinical onset in service or be due to any event or incident therein. Therefore, the claims for service connection are denied.