Acquired psychiatric disorder Board decisions

The Board denied the claim for recognition of D. as a helpless child due to lack of evidence showing that she was permanently incapable of self-support prior to her 18th birthday.

The veteran's claim for service connection for schizophrenia was reopened and granted effective February 27, 2003.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has not been submitted to reopen the claims for service connection for schizophreniaiform disorder (claimed as a nervous condition) and brain damage due to a head injury with organic brain syndrome.,As such, the veteran's claims for these conditions remain denied.

The veteran's claim for an effective date prior to September 9, 1996 for the grant of service connection for schizophrenia was denied as there is no evidence that he filed a claim prior to this date.

The Board denied an evaluation in excess of 50 percent for the veteran's service-connected schizophrenic reaction, undifferentiated type.

The veteran's paranoid schizophrenia is service-connected as it was related to his time in service by a medical professional.

The Board remands the case for further development, including inquiries to the U.S. Army Reserve and National Guard regarding additional service medical records, as well as a possible VA examination.

The appeal seeking to reopen a claim of service connection for schizophrenia was denied because the evidence received since the October 1998 rating decision is not new and material.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claimed acquired psychiatric disorder and discoid lupus erythematosus were not incurred or aggravated by active military service.

The Board found that new and material evidence had been submitted to reopen the claims for service connection for residuals of an injury to the right hand, and for residuals of the removal of a ganglion cyst from the left hand. However, no new and material evidence was found regarding the claim for a psychiatric disorder.

The Board denied service connection for a psychiatric disability, degenerative changes of the lumbosacral spine, an undiagnosed illness characterized by headaches, sleepiness, poor memory and concentration, and sexual dysfunction, and an undiagnosed illness characterized by low back pain with numbness and weakness of the legs.

The veteran's claims for service connection for sinusitis, acquired psychiatric disorder, low back disability, and stomach disability were denied. The Board found that new and material evidence had not been received to reopen the claims of acquired psychiatric disorder and low back disability.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a right shoulder disability and an acquired psychiatric disorder, finding that there was no evidence linking these conditions to his military service.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include paranoid schizophrenia, finding no competent evidence of a current diagnosis or a nexus between his period of active service and his current condition.

The Board has decided to remand the case for additional development, including obtaining SSA disability determination records and scheduling a psychiatrist's opinion regarding the veteran's schizophrenia.

The Board has determined that the evidence does not establish service connection for schizophrenia, and thus denied the claim.

The Board denied the veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for acquired psychiatric disability, including PTSD. The evidence did not support a diagnosis of PTSD based on verified stressors and there was no indication that any psychiatric disorder originated in service or was otherwise related to service.

The veteran does not have PTSD, and the Board finds that his claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD is pending.

The Board has granted an earlier effective date of April 28, 1999 for the assignment of a 70 percent rating for the service-connected schizophrenia.

The Board has determined that the issue on appeal is more appropriately stated as entitlement to service connection for a psychiatric disorder. The veteran's claim will be remanded for further examination and determination of whether his current psychiatric condition is related to his military service.