Acquired psychiatric disorder Board decisions

The veteran's claim of CUE in an October 1996 rating decision was dismissed without prejudice to refiling.

The Board has determined that the veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, was not incurred in or aggravated by active service.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, finding that the veteran did not have a psychosis during his military service and that medical evidence did not etiologically link the current condition to his military service.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development of his claims, including obtaining medical records and conducting examinations to determine the cause of any disabilities resulting from treatment at a VA facility in Boston, Massachusetts in July 1992.

The Board has determined that the veteran's PTSD warrants a 100 percent evaluation from August 1, 1996, due to total occupational and social impairment.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete service records and will consider the claim again after obtaining any additional relevant medical or personnel records.

The Board denied the reopening of a claim for service connection for chronic paranoid schizophrenia, finding that no new and material evidence had been submitted.

The veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for service connection of a psychiatric disability was denied as there was no clear and unmistakable error in the October 1989 rating decision, which became final due to his failure to file a timely appeal. The RO considered the veteran's in-service diagnoses but did not find them sufficient to grant service connection.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD due to service and a current skin disorder was not incurred in or aggravated by service.

The Board has remanded the case for further development due to missing Social Security Administration records and other potential need for additional evidence.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for a compensable disability rating for his scar of the right cheek and service connection for his neuropsychiatric disorder, finding that neither condition warranted a higher rating under VA regulations.

The Board denied the veteran's claims of service connection for a psychiatric disorder and residuals of a head injury, finding that new and material evidence had not been submitted to reopen these claims.

The Board found no evidence to support the veteran's claims of service connection for a respiratory disorder or an acquired psychiatric disorder, and thus denied both claims.

The Board has determined that the veteran did not timely appeal the October 2001 denial of service connection for a psychiatric disability, and therefore dismissed the appeal.

The Board finds that it is at least as likely as not (50% or greater probability) that the veteran's schizophrenia began during his period of active duty service.

The Board has determined that the veteran's current psychiatric condition, diagnosed as schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, is related to service. The evidence supports this conclusion with Dr. Juarbe's testimony and other medical records.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining VA treatment records and preparing an SOC regarding his initial disability rating for schizophrenia and TDIU.

The Board has denied the veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disability, characterized as schizophrenia. The preponderance of evidence is against the veteran's claim.

The veteran's schizophrenia is currently rated at 30 percent, but the Board found that it does not meet the criteria for a higher rating.

The Board found that the veteran's psychiatric disorder existed before service and was not aggravated by service, thus denying his claim for service connection.