Acquired psychiatric disorder Board decisions

The Board denied service connection for a psychiatric disability, including post-traumatic stress disorder, finding that the claimed conditions were not incurred in or aggravated by service. The diagnosis of personality disorder was also noted but did not meet the criteria for service connection.

The Board denied the veteran's claim to reopen his previously denied claim of service connection for paranoid schizophrenia, finding that new and material evidence had not been presented.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has not been received to reopen the veteran's claims for service connection for a heart condition and psychiatric condition. The RO denied these claims in October 1993, finding no evidence of such conditions during service.

The Board has remanded the case for further development due to new medical evidence and the veteran's request not to waive AOJ review of this opinion.

The Board has reopened the claim and granted service connection for PTSD, finding that the appellant's combat experience in Korea is sufficient to presume his diagnosis of PTSD. The claimant's history of psychiatric symptoms was considered, with the VA examiners' diagnoses differing from a private psychiatrist's diagnosis.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a psychiatric disability and dental/mandible dysfunction, finding no evidence of such conditions in service or related to service.

The veteran's claim for service connection for psychiatric disability, including PTSD and dysthymia, was not reopened due to lack of new and material evidence. The claim for a compensable evaluation for malaria was denied as there is no current active disease or residuals.

The Board has granted an effective date of October 9, 1970 for the grant of service connection for a psychiatric disorder (including PTSD), and assigned a 70 percent schedular evaluation effective that date.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining medical records and conducting examinations to assess the veteran's service-connected disabilities and their impact on his employability.

The Board has determined that the veteran's major depressive disorder is service-connected, and a noncompensable rating for his right eye corneal scar is granted.

The veteran's service-connected paranoid schizophrenia is currently stable on medication, but rated at the maximum allowable under VA guidelines.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have post-traumatic stress disorder and finds no evidence to support service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder other than post-traumatic stress disorder.

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, a right knee disability, and a left knee disability. The veteran's current depression is found to be proximately due to or the result of her service-connected endometriosis with a total hysterectomy. Ratings of 30% have been assigned for each knee disability.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD; a skin rash of the hands; herpes zoster of the leg; and hepatitis. The veteran's claims were not supported by evidence showing these conditions were incurred in or related to his military service.

The Board has determined that the veteran's current psychiatric disorder, diagnosed as schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorder, was not incurred during service or within the one-year presumptive period thereafter. Therefore, service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder is denied.

The Board has determined that the case needs further development, including obtaining specific periods of active duty for training and SSA records. The veteran's claim will be remanded to allow for these additional steps.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have a current psychiatric disorder and there is no evidence linking any such condition to service. Therefore, the claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder is denied.

The Board has remanded the veteran's claims of service connection for diabetes mellitus and a chronic psychiatric disorder to the RO for further development.

The veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining medical records and arranging for a VA psychiatric examination.

The Board denied the reopening of a claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder due to lack of new and material evidence.