Acquired psychiatric disorder Board decisions

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including schizophrenia. The evidence did not support a finding that his current psychiatric disability was incurred during or aggravated by active service.

The Board denied the veteran's claim to reopen his service connection for a nervous disorder, including diagnoses of PTSD, depression, bipolar disorder, and schizophrenia. The new evidence submitted did not meet the criteria for reopening the claim.

The Board denied service connection for the claimed conditions, finding no evidence of their onset during or as a result of military service.

The Board denied the appellant's request to reopen her claim of entitlement to service connection for the cause of the veteran's death due to lack of new and material evidence.

The Board has determined that the new evidence submitted does not constitute 'new and material' evidence to reopen the claim for service connection for schizophrenia.

The Board found no evidence of PTSD or any other acquired psychiatric disorder related to service, and thus denied the veteran's claim.

The Board finds that the appellant does not currently have PTSD and there is no evidence of a service-connected psychiatric disorder. The appellant's current psychiatric condition, if present, is attributed to his personality disorder which pre-existed service.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, finding that there was no evidence of a current diagnosis and no link to service.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, but granted new and material evidence to reopen the claim. The veteran's current psychiatric condition is not related to his military service.

The veteran's appeals for an earlier effective date for the award of a 100 percent schedular evaluation for undifferentiated schizophrenia, TDIU prior to that date, and increased ratings for hiatal hernia and hepatitis were denied. The veteran also appealed service connection for PTSD and tinnitus but no SOC was issued.

The Board has denied the veteran's request to reopen his claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder, finding that no new and material evidence has been presented.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for additional medical records and a VA psychiatric examination.

The Board denied service connection for PTSD and Bipolar Disorder, finding no competent evidence linking these conditions to the veteran's active duty. The bipolar disorder was diagnosed many years after service and not linked to any incident of service.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disability, including PTSD. The decision also denied service connection for alcohol dependence and tobacco use disorder as a matter of law.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for earlier effective dates for service connection for PTSD and TDIU, finding that no prior claim was submitted before April 4, 1995.

The Board found that the veteran does not have PTSD or schizophrenia attributable to his active service and denied both claims.

The Board denied service connection for schizophrenia and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) as there was no evidence of in-service onset or a link to service.

The Board found that the appellant was not permanently incapable of self-support prior to her 18th birthday, and thus did not meet the criteria for recognition as a helpless child for VA compensation purposes.

The Board found that the veteran does not have PTSD that is directly related to service, and thus denied his claim for service connection. The examiner concluded that the obsessive-compulsive disorder began during military service.

The Board denied service connection for a lumbar spine disorder and an acquired psychiatric disability (depression) as there was no evidence of such conditions in service or within one year post-service, and the preponderance of the evidence did not support a nexus to service.