Acquired psychiatric disorder Board decisions

The Board denied the veteran's claim for a disability rating in excess of 50 percent for his service-connected schizophrenia, finding that his symptoms did not meet the criteria for a higher rating.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for status post cholecystectomy, a psychiatric disorder, and gastroesophageal reflux disease, all asserted to be secondary to her service-connected hysterectomy. The evidence does not support these claims.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and depression, finding that there was no evidence of a nexus between his current mental health conditions and his military service.

The veteran's claim for service connection of a psychiatric disorder, including major depression, is being remanded due to the need to obtain additional medical records and information from the Social Security Administration.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension, prostate disability, and psychiatric disability have not been reopened due to lack of new and material evidence.

The Board found that the veteran's claimed in-service stressors were not verified, and there is no current diagnosis of PTSD based on his verified combat-related stressors. The objective medical evidence does not show a currently diagnosed psychiatric disorder related to his period of active military service.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining SSA records and psychiatric treatment records.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have an innocently acquired psychiatric disorder or an undiagnosed illness manifested by joint pain, and thus service connection for these conditions cannot be granted.

The veteran's claims for service connection for a lung disorder, residuals of shrapnel wounds to the shoulder and back, depression, and cancer were denied as there is no current evidence of these conditions or their relationship to service.

The Board found that the veteran's schizophrenia did not manifest during service or within one year thereafter and is not related to any incident of service. As such, the claim for service connection for schizophrenia was denied.

The Board has determined that the veteran's current psychiatric disorder, best characterized as schizoaffective disorder, is more likely than not related to his military service. The claim for service connection is granted.

The veteran's claim of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, is being remanded due to the need to obtain additional medical records from Holzer Medical Center.

The Board has granted a 100 percent evaluation for paranoid schizophrenia from May 9, 1993 to September 30, 1997.

The veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, is being remanded due to conflicting medical evidence. The VA will schedule a psychiatric examination to reconcile the diagnoses and determine if PTSD or other psychiatric conditions are related to military service.

The Board found no evidence of an acquired psychiatric disability during the veteran's active duty service and concluded that any current condition is not related to his military service.

The Board found the veteran incompetent for VA purposes due to his mental capacity issues related to schizophrenia and crack cocaine abuse.

The Board has determined that a remand is warranted regarding the appellant's claim of apportionment of the veteran's Department of Veterans Affairs compensation benefits. The RO must issue a statement of the case addressing this issue.

The veteran's schizophrenia is rated at 100% disabling, and he has been granted a compensable rating for his left corneal scar. The effective date of these ratings is not specified.

The veteran's claims for service connection and increased ratings were denied. The left knee disability was evaluated as 10 percent disabling, but the veteran sought higher ratings.

The veteran's claim for nonservice-connected pension benefits is denied as he does not have the requisite service. The issue of whether new and material evidence has been received to reopen a claim of entitlement to service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability is addressed in the REMAND portion.