Acquired psychiatric disorder Board decisions

The Board denied the veteran's petition to reopen his claim for service connection for left Achilles tendonitis and his claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder (claimed as a 'nervous condition').

The Board has granted service connection for paranoid schizophrenia effective April 6, 2003. The veteran's original claim was received on April 6, 1988, and the new evidence showed that his schizophrenia began during service.

The Board has denied the appellant's application to reopen his service connection claim for a psychiatric disability, finding no new and material evidence presented.

The Board has determined that an effective date earlier than August 4, 1998 for the grant of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder is denied.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection due to lack of evidence linking his current conditions to military service.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been received to reopen the claim of service connection for schizophrenia, which was previously denied in June 1995. The veteran's current psychiatric condition, diagnosed as schizophrenia, is not related to his military service.

The Board found that the appellant's current psychiatric disorder did not develop due to an injury during active duty or training service, and denied his claim for service connection.

The Board found the evidence in equipoise as to whether the veteran engaged in combat with the enemy during his active service, and thus reopened the claim based on new and material evidence. However, there is no causal link between any current psychiatric disorder and service, including any claimed PTSD or major depression.

The veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and bulging discs at L4-L5 and L5-S1 have been granted. The conditions are considered to be related to injury during service.

The Board has remanded the case for further development due to incomplete evaluation of the veteran's mental health and potential service connection issues.

The veteran's claims for service connection were all denied, including those related to fatigue, headaches, gastrointestinal symptoms, muscle and joint pain, a skin condition, sleep disturbances and respiratory symptoms.,Service connection was granted for an acquired psychiatric disorder (PTSD).,Claims for other conditions were not supported by the evidence.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an earlier effective date of March 29, 1994 for a 100 percent schedular rating for his service-connected psychiatric disability.

The Board denied the veteran's claim of service connection for a psychiatric disorder, concluding that his current disability is related to pre-service head trauma and not incurred or aggravated by active military service.

The Board has denied the veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder, finding that there is no evidence of an in-service onset or association with his current condition.

The veteran's claims for service connection for alopecia, hammertoe deformity of the left foot, flat feet, PTSD, psychiatric disability other than PTSD, and jungle rot were all denied. The claim for service connection for hammertoe deformity of the left foot was granted.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have a current lumbar spine disability or psychiatric disorder related to his active service. The claim for bilateral hearing loss is remanded.

The veteran's claims for PTSD, an acquired psychiatric disorder, and residuals of a back injury were denied as there is no credible evidence linking these conditions to service.

The Board is remanding the case to consider whether new and material evidence has been received to reopen a claim for service connection for psychiatric disability, specifically generalized anxiety disorder. The veteran's application was received after August 29, 2001, so the amended definition of new and material evidence applies.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has not been received to reopen the veteran's claim for service connection of a psychiatric disorder. The case is being remanded for further development, including obtaining VA treatment records from Richmond VAMC.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded to the RO due to deficiencies in the Board's April 2004 decision, specifically regarding the extent of functional and industrial impairment resulting from his service-connected disabilities. The case will be returned to the Board for further consideration after completion of additional development.