Acquired psychiatric disorder Board decisions

The veteran's claimed conditions, including cardiac disability and headaches, were not shown to be related to service in the Persian Gulf War. The Board denied all claims for service connection.

The Board found that the August 1974 rating decision denying service connection for schizophrenia was not clearly and unmistakably erroneous. The evidence showed that the veteran's condition existed prior to service and was not aggravated by military service.

The VA has determined that the veteran's schizophrenia, paranoid type does not warrant an evaluation in excess of 30 percent.

The Board found no evidence of a psychiatric disability in service and denied the claim for service connection. The issue regarding benefits under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 was not addressed as it is pending.

The veteran's service-connected schizophrenia does not render him in need of regular aid and attendance or housebound due to his service-connected disability alone. The severe non-service connected dementia is the primary reason for his confinement.

The veteran's daughter did not meet the statutory requirements to receive accrued benefits due to her age and status as a child for VA compensation purposes. The claim was denied.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims of service connection for psychiatric disability and hepatitis C, finding no new and material evidence to reopen the psychiatric claim and concluding that there is insufficient evidence linking the current diagnoses to active service.

The Board found that the December 1984 and June 1986 rating decisions were not based on clear and unmistakable error, as they correctly applied the then-existing regulations.

The Board denied the veteran's claims of service connection for a psychiatric disorder including schizophrenia and headaches, finding that there was no evidence linking these conditions to his military service.

The Board found no evidence of a current disability related to service for the claimed conditions and denied all claims.

The Board denied the claim for service connection for PTSD, finding that there was no credible evidence to support a diagnosis of PTSD and concluding that any acquired psychiatric disorder is not related to service.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, other than PTSD. The veteran's petition is granted.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder due to new and material evidence submitted since the last final decision in 2001.

The Board denied both the claim for CUE in the March 1980 rating decision and the request for an earlier effective date for PTSD.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder on the merits.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence was not submitted to reopen the veteran's claim of service connection for a psychiatric disorder, as no evidence provided since December 1974 establishes that his current condition had its onset in service or is etiologically related to any service-connected disability.

The Board determined that the veteran's schizophrenia was not due to a disease or injury incurred in service, and denied his claim for service connection.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have a current chronic back disorder or an acquired psychiatric disorder, claimed as depression, attributable to service. The claims for service connection are therefore denied.

The veteran's appeal was dismissed due to his death during the pendency of the appeal.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for service connection of a psychiatric disorder, finding that there was no clear and unmistakable error in the February 1956 rating decision denying such connection.