Acquired psychiatric disorder Board decisions

The Board denied service connection for schizophrenia in a March 1984 decision, finding no evidence of the condition during or within one year after service. The veteran's claim was reopened and reconsidered, but new evidence received since that time did not relate to an unestablished fact necessary to substantiate the claim.

The Board has not decided the service connection claims as they are considered to be reopened, but new and material evidence was not provided for either claim. The veteran's psychiatric disability is currently treated, and his back disability continues to be treated.

The Board has determined that the veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including paranoid schizophrenia, was not incurred in or aggravated by active service and is not otherwise related to service. The VA examiner concluded that the veteran's condition was not caused or exacerbated by his period of military service.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has not been submitted to reopen the veteran's claims for service connection for a cervical spine condition and an acquired psychiatric disorder (major depression). The appeal regarding post-traumatic stress disorder is being remanded.

The Board has determined that the veteran's service-connected psychiatric disorder results in occupational and social impairment with occasional decrease in work efficiency and intermittent periods of inability to perform occupational tasks, warranting a 30 percent rating. The evidence does not support an increase in disability rating.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, but further development is needed before a final decision can be made.

The Board has ordered a remand for the veteran to be scheduled for an examination and medical opinion regarding his knee, back, and psychiatric disorders. The case will also be reviewed to determine if there is new evidence that could reopen his claim for service connection of an acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Board has reopened the veteran's service connection claim for a lumbar spine disability due to new evidence showing current back disability. The issue of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability remains denied.,An effective date earlier than July 25, 2003 for non-service connected pension benefits is granted.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have a diagnosed psychiatric disability, including PTSD, and therefore service connection cannot be granted.

The Board determined that the veteran does not have an acquired psychiatric disorder present in service or manifested within one year of separation from service, and thus cannot be presumed to have been incurred during such service. The current diagnosis is not related to service.

The Board has ordered the VA to obtain additional medical records and for further review of the veteran's claim regarding his service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling a VA psychiatric examination to determine if the veteran currently suffers from an acquired psychiatric disability due to any event or injury during his active military service.

The RO confirmed the veteran's rating for his service-connected psychiatric disorder at a 30 percent evaluation and denied entitlement to individual unemployability. The case is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining medical records and conducting a VA examination.

The Board denied the veteran's petitions to reopen his claims for service connection for schizophrenia and PTSD, finding that new evidence did not establish a link between these conditions and his military service.

The Board found that the veteran does not have a chronic acquired variously diagnosed psychiatric disorder for VA compensation purposes, and thus denied his claim of service connection.

The Board denied service connection for PTSD due to the lack of verified in-service stressors. The issue of service connection for a psychiatric disorder, other than PTSD, is being remanded.

The Board has determined that the veteran's paranoid schizophrenia first manifested during his period of active duty for training in June 1990, and therefore grants service connection for this condition.

The VA has denied the veteran's claim for an evaluation greater than 70 percent for his service-connected paranoid schizophrenia, finding that it does not more nearly approximate total social and industrial inadaptability.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not suffer from an acquired psychiatric disorder and therefore service connection for such is denied.

The Board found that new and material evidence had not been submitted to reopen the claim of service connection for a psychiatric disorder. The appeal is considered 'mixed' as some issues were granted while others were denied.