Acquired psychiatric disorder Board decisions

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been received to reopen the veteran's claim of service connection for a psychiatric disorder, which may now be reviewed on its merits.

The Board denied the veteran's request for an earlier effective date of December 17, 1997 for his service connection for schizophrenia. The earliest effective date that can be assigned is December 17, 1997 due to the one-year rule.

The Board denied service connection for the cause of death due to atrial fibrillation and pleural effusions, finding that these conditions were not present during service or for many years thereafter, and are not causally linked to service.

The Board found no current evidence of a psychiatric disorder and denied the veteran's claim for service connection as secondary to his service-connected keloid scars.

The Board denied reopening the claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, inclusive of PTSD. The veteran's lumbosacral strain and DJD of the right knee and ankle were not granted increased ratings.

The Board found that the veteran's death was not caused by any service-connected condition, and thus denied his claim for service connection for cause of death.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence sufficient to reopen the veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder has been received, and thus the claim is reopened.

The Board denied the reopening of claims for service connection for hypertension and schizophrenia, finding that new and material evidence was not received to support these claims.

The Board has remanded the case due to VCAA compliance issues and for obtaining Social Security Administration records.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection of a psychiatric disorder, bladder cancer due to Agent Orange exposure, and prostate cancer. The denial was based on lack of evidence linking these conditions to his military service or presumed herbicide exposure.

The Board determined that the veteran's vocational limitations due to his service-connected schizophrenia, combined with multiple medical disorders and lack of formal education since 1975, make it infeasible for him to become gainfully employed.

The veteran's claims for service connection were denied. The Board found that the evidence did not indicate Guillain-Barré syndrome due to a swine flu vaccination, and his acquired psychiatric disorder, syphilis, right foot disability, and bilateral knee disabilities were not incurred or aggravated during service.

The Board found no evidence of an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, that is related to the veteran's military service. The claim was denied.

The Board has remanded the case due to new evidence and need for additional development, including obtaining treatment records, verifying stressors, and scheduling examinations.

The Board denied the veteran's claims of service connection for a bilateral foot disability and psychiatric disorder, finding no evidence to support these claims. The decision also noted that new evidence submitted did not meet the criteria for reopening the claim of service connection for a psychiatric disorder.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining medical opinions regarding his psychiatric disorder and undiagnosed illness claims.

The Board found that the veteran does not have a chronic acquired psychiatric disorder linked to service and denied his claim.

The Board found that the veteran did not have paranoid schizophrenia at the time of his appeal and thus denied service connection for this condition.

The Board has determined that the case is not ready for appellate review due to incomplete development and remands the matter back to the RO for further development.

The Board denied service connection for a bilateral knee disorder and an acquired psychiatric disorder, finding no evidence linking these conditions to service.