Acquired psychiatric disorder Board decisions

The veteran's claim for special monthly pension based on the need for regular aid and attendance of another person was denied because he failed to report for scheduled VA examinations without providing good cause.

The Board has granted the veteran's claims to reopen her previously denied psychiatric disorder, bilateral foot disability, and PTSD claims.

The Board denied the claim of service connection for the cause of the veteran's death, attributing it to pneumonia and schizophrenia. The decision states that neither condition was incurred or aggravated by active service.

The Board found that the veteran did not engage in combat and there was no credible supporting evidence for her claimed PTSD stressor. As a result, service connection for PTSD was denied.

The veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining medical records and providing proper VCAA notice.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete Social Security Administration records and will provide an opportunity for the veteran to respond.

The Board has determined that the veteran is not competent to handle disbursement of his VA funds due to a diagnosed mental illness.

The Board has determined that the evidence received since the November 2000 rating decision is not new and material, and therefore, the claim seeking service connection for a psychiatric disability may not be reopened.

The veteran is seeking service connection for a psychiatric disability, which he claims is related to an in-service assault. The Board has ordered additional development including obtaining service personnel records and scheduling the veteran for a VA examination.

The Board has ordered additional development due to the need for medical records and authorization of SSA records, as well as a VA examination. The case will be returned to the Board after these steps are completed.

The veteran's claim of entitlement to an increased rating for schizophrenia has been dismissed as the maximum benefit allowed by law and regulation has already been awarded.

The veteran's appeal for PTSD was denied as untimely, but her claim for paranoid schizophrenia was reopened with new evidence. The right ankle scar received a higher evaluation.,The veteran's PTSD claim is not granted due to untimeliness, while the service connection for paranoid schizophrenia is granted based on new evidence.

The Board has determined that the veteran's current psychiatric disability did not originate during service and is therefore denied.

The Board found no evidence of a psychiatric disability in service and denied the claim for service connection.

The veteran's claims for loss of teeth, tinea versicolor, an acquired psychiatric disorder, hypertension, dizzy spells, and erectile dysfunction and premature ejaculation were all denied as they are not related to service.,There is no evidence showing that any of these conditions were incurred or aggravated during the veteran's active service.

The Board has ordered the VA to obtain and associate with the claims folder all pertinent clinical records reflecting treatment at the Mercer State Correctional Facility during the veteran's incarceration in the 1990s. The case is also remanded for a psychiatric examination by a psychiatrist to determine if the veteran has a current psychiatric disability that was initially manifested in service, made permanently worse by service, or is otherwise the result of a disease or injury in service.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a bunion of the left foot, athlete's foot, fungal infection of the left foot (other than athlete's foot), and schizophrenia. The evidence does not support these claims as there is no in-service diagnosis or treatment for any of these conditions.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for service connection of a psychiatric disability, finding that the claim was finally denied in February 1994 and no new evidence had been provided to reopen the case.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of head injury, including an acquired psychiatric disorder and brain damage due to a lack of evidence showing current disabilities or a relationship between service and these conditions.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have residuals of a hip injury caused or aggravated by service, and therefore denied his claim for service connection.