Acquired psychiatric disorder Board decisions

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection of a psychiatric disability and for an increased rating for residuals of head injury. The Board found that there was no evidence linking the current psychiatric disability to service, nor did it find any clear association between the veteran's closed-head trauma in service and his schizo-affective disorder.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD, schizophrenia, and asthma due to new evidence presented since the final denial in November 1999. The RO is directed to schedule a VA psychiatric examination to determine if the veteran has PTSD as a result of sexual trauma during service.

The Board found no evidence of a psychiatric disorder in active duty training and denied service connection for schizophrenia.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claim of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability due to new and material evidence. However, as the veteran refused a VA examination necessary to determine her eligibility for this benefit, her claim is denied.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development due to procedural defects and insufficient notice under the VCAA.

The veteran is seeking service connection for a mental disorder, which he contends was incurred during his military service or as secondary to his service-connected back disability. He also seeks an increased rating for his degenerative joint disease, lumbosacral strain.

The Board found that the veteran's psychiatric disorder, including bipolar disorder, was not incurred in or aggravated by service and denied his claim.

The Board has determined that the veteran did not engage in combat and therefore, his claimed stressors have not been verified. As a result, service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, is denied.

The Board found no CUE in the September 1962 rating action that denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Board found no evidence of a right hip disability related to service, and denied the veteran's claims for residuals of a right hip injury, psychiatric disorder, hypertension, and chronic headache disability.

The Board has determined that the veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder and pulmonary disorder were not incurred in service or due to any incident of active duty, and thus denied his claims for service connection.

The veteran's claims for service connection and increased ratings were denied. The Board found no evidence linking the current disabilities to his period of active service.

The Board granted DIC under the provisions of 38 U.S.C.A. § 1318, effective from October 30, 2001, based on the veteran's service-connected schizophrenia.

The veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to the need to obtain in-patient clinical records from Army Hospitals at Fort Jackson, Fort Gordon, and Fort Rucker. The case will be re-adjudicated after these records are obtained.

The Board has remanded the case to the RO for additional development, including providing VCAA notice and obtaining service medical records. The veteran's claim will be adjudicated again based on whether new and material evidence has been submitted.

The Board has determined that the veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including alcohol abuse and bipolar disorder, was not incurred in or aggravated by service. The lung disability also does not meet the criteria for service connection due to lack of evidence linking it to service.

The Board found no evidence of a mental disorder during service and denied the claim for service connection.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claim of service connection for schizophrenic reaction due to new and material evidence, but it remains undecided whether this condition is related to service.

The Board denied the veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for an acquired cognitive/psychiatric disorder, finding that there was no evidence linking his current condition to military service or exposure to chemicals and/or herbicides.

The Board has granted service connection for residuals of a herniated disc, cardiovascular disability, and lung disability. Service connection for neuropsychiatric disability is also granted as secondary to the service-connected low back disability.