Acquired psychiatric disorder Board decisions

The Board found that the September 1985 rating decision was not clearly and unmistakably erroneous, and denied the claim for an earlier effective date based on new and material evidence. The May 1996 rating decision assigning September 29, 1994 as the effective date remains final.

The Board has granted the appellant's application to reopen his previously denied claim of service connection for schizophrenia and remanded it for further development.

The Board has determined that the RO's decision on the issues of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and whether new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen a claim of entitlement to service connection for paranoid personality disorder is not in full compliance with the Veterans Claims Assistance Act of 2000. As such, these matters are being remanded for further development.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, due to a lack of credible supporting evidence that the claimed in-service stressor actually occurred.

The Board denied all service connection claims, including for an acquired psychiatric disability (schizophrenia), a right knee disability, a low back disability, and headaches. The veteran's current psychiatric disability was not related to his military service.

The veteran's claim for a TDIU is being remanded due to the need to adjudicate whether new and material evidence has been received to reopen his previously denied secondary service connection claim for a psychiatric disorder. The matter of employability will also be reconsidered.

The veteran's service-connected psychiatric disorder was granted effective April 8, 1994. Prior to September 20, 1996, the disability was rated at 30 percent.,From September 20, 1996, through August 25, 1999, the rating increased to 70 percent.

The veteran's claim for service connection for paranoid schizophrenia is being remanded due to the need for a VA psychiatric examination and additional records.

The veteran's death was caused by coronary artery disease, which is not service-connected. The appellant's claim for accrued benefits based on the veteran's October 2001 claim for an increased rating cannot be granted as there is no evidence that his schizophrenia contributed to cause his death.

The Board has found that new and material evidence has been received to reopen the claim of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder. The case is being remanded for further development, including obtaining service administrative records and a VA examination to determine if any current psychiatric disorders are related to service.

The Board found that the veteran's psychiatric problems are not related to his military service and denied service connection.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for headaches and an acquired psychiatric disorder, finding that his conditions were not incurred or aggravated during military service.

The Board has determined that the veteran's current diagnosis of schizophrenia did not manifest within one year of service and is unrelated to service. The claim for service connection for a psychiatric disability, specifically schizophrenia, is denied.

The Board has remanded the case due to a need for a video conference hearing at the RO before a VLJ.

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

The veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disability is being remanded due to the need for additional evidence and a VA examination.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals has determined that the veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder is not related to his military service and therefore denied his claim for service connection.

The Board found that the veteran's schizophrenia was not 100% disabling prior to September 1997, and thus denied an earlier effective date for a 100% rating.

The Board has reopened the claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, defective hearing (bilateral high frequency hearing loss), and tinnitus. The evidence now supports a finding that these conditions are related to service.

The Board found that the veteran's current paranoid schizophrenia is not causally related to his active service or any incident therein, and thus denied the claim for service connection.