Acquired psychiatric disorder Board decisions

The Board has remanded the case due to a significant change in the law brought about by the Veterans Claims Assistance Act of 2000 (VCAA). The appellant's representative is no longer authorized to represent claimants for benefits before VA, and there have been issues with cooperation. The case will be returned to the RO for further development.

The Board denied the veteran's request to reopen his claim for basic eligibility for VA pension benefits due to insufficient new and material evidence, as the evidence did not provide a basis to overturn the previous denial of service-connected disability pension benefits.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder is being remanded due to issues related to new and material evidence, VCAA compliance, and additional development of VA records.

The Board found no evidence of service connection for schizophrenia or PTSD, and denied both claims.

The Board has determined that the veteran's dementia, which is a result of disease aggravated by active military service, should be considered as service-connected.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased disability evaluations for schizophrenia and TDIU.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder in June 1987. The decision is being reviewed on the grounds of clear and unmistakable error (CUE).

The Board denied the veteran's claim to reopen his service connection for a psychiatric disorder, finding that new and material evidence had not been submitted.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining a medical opinion regarding whether any of the veteran's current psychiatric disorders are related to his service in the military.

The veteran's need for regular aid and attendance of another person due to his service-connected schizophrenia has been granted, effectively rendering moot the issue of entitlement to special monthly compensation on account of being housebound.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals denied the veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension and to reopen his claim for service connection for a psychiatric disability.

The veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disability, to include as secondary to service-connected right tarsal tunnel syndrome, is being remanded due to additional development needed.

The Board found no evidence of a current diagnosis for the veteran's claimed psychiatric disorder, hypertension, and lumbar spine disability. Therefore, service connection was denied.

The Board denied an increased rating for schizophrenia, finding that the veteran's condition produced no more than a definite degree of impairment in social and industrial adaptability.

The Board has found that new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the veteran's claim of service connection for a psychiatric disorder. The issue is now on its merits.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, and for an effective date earlier than May 2001 for diabetes mellitus. The denial of both claims is based on the lack of evidence linking these conditions to service or exposure to herbicides in Vietnam.

The Board has determined that the veteran's current psychiatric disorder, diagnosed as panic disorder with agoraphobia, is related to his service and grants service connection for this condition.

The veteran's vocational rehabilitation benefits were denied because she used the program to pursue a law degree, which was not approved as part of her original plan.

The Board found that the submitted evidence was not new and material, thus denying the veteran's request to reopen his claim of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including paranoid schizophrenia.

The appeal has been dismissed as the appellant withdrew their appeal prior to a decision being made.