Acquired psychiatric disorder Board decisions

The Board denied the appellant's claims for accrued benefits due to lack of new and material evidence for several service connection claims, including conjunctivitis, plantar warts, headaches, an acquired psychiatric disorder (including post-traumatic stress disorder), allergic rhinitis, and arthritis.

The Board denied the claims for increased evaluation for residuals of a fracture of the left fibula, service connection for a back disorder, and service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder. The claim for TDIU was also denied.

The veteran is seeking service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, which he claims began in service. The VA has requested further examination and development of the claim.

The veteran seeks service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD and schizophrenia. The appeal is remanded due to the need for additional development including verification of in-service stressors.

The veteran is granted an effective date of November 12, 1998 for the grant of nonservice-connected pension benefits and his claim for service connection for a nervous condition to include an acquired psychiatric disorder was reopened on new evidence. The effective date for the grant of service connection remains May 30, 1997.

The Board has granted a 100 percent rating for the service-connected schizophrenia, finding that it produces total social and industrial inadaptability.

The Board found that the veteran's psychiatric disorder, diagnosed as a major depressive disorder with psychotic features, is not related to his military service. The other conditions (bronchitis, syphilis, and low back disorder) are also not linked to his service.

The Board denied service connection for respiratory, psychiatric, and gastrointestinal disabilities due to lack of evidence linking these conditions to the veteran's active service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for flat feet, cardiovascular disease, hypercholesterolemia-related disability, liver disability, and psychiatric disability characterized by stress and anxiety. The evidence did not support a current diagnosis of any of these conditions.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has not been received to reopen the veteran's previously denied claim of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder.

The veteran's schizophrenia is currently assigned a 50 percent rating, which is the maximum schedular rating available for this condition. The Board finds that his symptoms do not warrant an increased rating.

The Board has dismissed the veteran's appeals on these issues as he did not file a timely substantive appeal within one year of the March 1996 rating decision.

The Board denied the appellant's claims for service connection for various conditions, including a chronic back disorder, left ankle injury, and acquired psychiatric disorder. The Board found that there was no evidence linking these conditions to active or inactive duty reserve service.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including an examination to determine if there is a relationship between the veteran's in-service problems and current evidence of psychiatric pathology.

The Board found no evidence of current diagnoses for the claimed conditions and concluded that none were incurred or aggravated by active service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a psychiatric disorder other than PTSD and for an increased rating for bilateral conjunctivitis. The claim for PTSD was not granted, as new and material evidence had not been received to reopen it. The claim for conjunctivitis resulted in denial of any increase in disability rating.

The Board found no evidence of a current acquired psychiatric disorder that is service-connected or related to the veteran's asthma. The veteran's TDIU claim was also denied as his service-connected bronchial asthma does not render him unable to secure and follow a substantially gainful occupation.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection of an acquired psychiatric disorder, finding that no such condition was present during or within one year after service.

The Board has remanded the veteran's claims due to incomplete records and need for further examination.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for schizophrenia, finding that there was no evidence linking his current diagnosis to his brief period of military service.