Acquired psychiatric disorder Board decisions

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection and a 100 percent rating for his psychiatric disability, finding that no legal basis existed to change the existing effective date.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, finding that new evidence did not raise a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claim and that there was no nexus between the disorders and service.

The RO denied the veteran's application to reopen his claim of service connection for psychiatric disability, including PTSD. The effective date remains April 17, 2001.

The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including a right shoulder disability, left shoulder disability, psychiatric disorder, scrotal abscess, and skin disorders. The veteran's claims were not well-grounded.

The veteran's death was not caused by or substantially contributed to by a service-connected disability. The appellant is also not entitled to DIC benefits due to lack of entitlement under the law, and there are no educational assistance benefits available for her son.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has not been submitted to reopen the veteran's claim for service connection for a mental disorder, including schizophrenia. The RO's October 1989 decision is final based on the evidence then of record.

The Board has determined that the veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), is reasonably attributable to service and has granted service connection for this condition.

The Board has reopened the appellant's claim for PTSD and schizophrenia, finding that new evidence raises a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claims. However, service connection is denied as there is no evidence showing these conditions are related to military service.

The claims of service connection for residuals of a right elbow injury, residuals of a right ankle injury, and psychiatric disorder were denied as new and material evidence was not presented.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and an acquired psychiatric disorder, diagnosed as depression. The decision found that there was no credible supporting evidence of the claimed stressors and that the veteran did not meet the criteria for a diagnosis of PTSD due to lack of combat experience. Service connection for depression was also denied because there was no objective evidence of continuing disability or persistent symptoms since service.

The Board found no evidence of a chronic stomach disability, left ear hearing loss disability, tinnitus, foot disability, left shoulder and arm disability, sinus disability, bronchial asthma, or an acquired psychiatric disability that was incurred in service. The veteran's complaints were generally attributed to reflux disease.

The Board has found that the appellant currently does not have an acquired psychiatric disorder and therefore, service connection for a psychiatric disability is not established.

The veteran's claim for RH insurance under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1922 is being held in abeyance due to the pending issues of service connection for a psychiatric disorder and hiatal hernia with reflux disease, which are related to his RH insurance eligibility.

The Board has determined that the appellant's mental disorders were not incurred or aggravated during his periods of active duty for training, and thus denied service connection.

The Board has remanded the case to the RO for additional development, including scheduling a hearing for the veteran. The issues of service connection for psychiatric disability, new and material evidence for asthma claim, and new and material evidence for hand injury claim are pending.

The Board finds that the veteran's current psychiatric disorder, diagnosed as PTSD and/or any other acquired psychiatric disorder, is reasonably of service origin. Service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder to include PTSD is granted.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability and found that new and material evidence had been received. The case is now remanded to obtain additional medical records and to schedule a VA examination.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a psychiatric disorder and a respiratory disorder due to herbicide exposure. The claim for service connection for a skin disorder was not addressed in this decision.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has not been submitted to reopen the veteran's claims for service connection for a hysterectomy, mental disorder, and back condition. As such, these claims remain denied.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for schizophrenia, finding that his condition was not incurred in or aggravated by active military service and is not otherwise associated with his active service.