Acquired psychiatric disorder Board decisions

The Board has determined that the veteran's paranoid schizophrenia began during his military service and grants service connection for this condition.

The Board found that the veteran's psychiatric disorder, including dysthymic disorder, was not incurred in or aggravated by active service. The veteran's headaches existed prior to service and were not aggravated by his military service.

The veteran's claims for increased schizophrenia and total disability evaluation based on individual unemployability are being remanded due to inconsistencies in the evidence regarding his current level of disability.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have a psychiatric disorder that was incurred in or aggravated by service, and it is not proximately due to or the result of his service-connected duodenal ulcer disease. Therefore, service connection for a psychiatric disorder is denied.

The Board has denied the veteran's request for an earlier effective date of October 24, 1997, for a grant of service connection for paranoid schizophrenia.

The Board found that the veteran's seizure disorder and acquired psychiatric disorder were not incurred in or aggravated by active service, and are not attributable to service.

The Board finds that the veteran's claimed disabilities, including those related to exposure to ionizing radiation, are not service-connected as they were not present in service or until many years thereafter and are not related to his reported in-service exposure.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a psychiatric disorder, hypertension secondary to diabetes mellitus, and an increased rating for peripheral neuropathy of the left lower extremity.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for fungus of the feet and an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD. The evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were incurred in service.

The Board has determined that the effective date for the grant of service connection for paranoid schizophrenia should be November 4, 1990. The veteran had a pending claim for service connection for a psychiatric disability other than PTSD which was filed within one year of his VA hospitalization on November 4, 1990.

The VA determined that the veteran's schizophrenia, paranoid type does not meet the criteria for a higher disability rating than 50 percent.

The Board found that the veteran's schizophrenia was not incurred in or aggravated by service, nor may it be presumed to have been so incurred. The claim for service connection was denied.

The Board has determined that the veteran's paranoid-type schizophrenia did not meet the criteria for a disability rating greater than 10 percent from June 10, 1989 to May 9, 1999.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete medical records and failure to obtain Social Security Administration records. The veteran's claims for service connection are pending.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete service records and the need for a VA examination.

The Board found that the veteran's schizophrenia did not cause or contribute to his death, and since he was receiving a total disability rating due to service-connected conditions for less than ten years prior to his death, DIC benefits under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1318 were denied.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a psychiatric disorder, hypertension, and a peripheral nerve disorder (CTS), all claimed as secondary to her service-connected polycystic ovarian syndrome.

The veteran's claims have been dismissed due to his death, and the Board has no jurisdiction to adjudicate their merits.

The Board has determined that the veteran's PTSD is service-connected, with the diagnosis based on a non-combat in-service assault. The claim is granted as there is credible supporting evidence of the stressor.

The case is being remanded due to incomplete records and the need for further examination and analysis regarding service connection claims.