Acquired psychiatric disorder Board decisions

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder other than PTSD, finding that there was no evidence linking any current diagnosis to service.

The Board found that the veteran does not have a psychiatric disability and denied his claim for service connection.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, finding that there was no evidence linking the condition to his military service.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the veteran's claim of service connection for a psychiatric disorder, thus allowing the case to proceed further.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD due to new evidence submitted since the last final denial.

The Board will reopen the claim of service connection for a psychiatric disorder, but it is not clear from the decision whether new and material evidence has been submitted to support this reopening.

The Board is remanding the case to obtain additional information and evidence, including VA medical records from Brockton VAMC, private treatment records, Social Security Administration (SSA) records, and any service medical records generated during the veteran's Reserve service. The RO will then re-adjudicate the claim based on all available evidence.

The veteran's service was not considered to meet the criteria for basic eligibility for nonservice-connected pension benefits due to his lack of qualifying active service, and he did not serve on active duty during more than one period of war. The Board denied the claim based on the appellant's service record showing a discharge from active service because of physical disability.

The Board denied service connection for heart disease and an acquired psychiatric disorder, including schizophrenia, finding that the appellant did not have these conditions during or as a result of his military service.

The Board has determined that the reduction of the veteran's schizophrenia rating from 50 percent to 10 percent was not warranted, and thus denied his claim for restoration of a higher rating.

The veteran's schizophrenia and delusional disorder are found to be service-connected. The claim for PTSD, anxiety, and a personality disorder is denied as per law.

The Board found that the veteran's psychiatric disability is not related to his service and was not aggravated by his service-connected cervical spine and lumbar spine disabilities. The claim for an increased rating for the cervical spine disability met the criteria, but the reduction in rating from 60 percent to 40 percent for the lumbar spine disability prior to September 23, 2002, was denied as not warranted.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a back disorder, chronic acquired psychiatric disorder, and hepatitis due to lack of new and material evidence.

The veteran's VA benefits are currently at a 100% rating for paranoid schizophrenia. The appellant is requesting an increase in the apportionment of these benefits to cover her and her son G.J.R., with the current amount being less than 20% of the veteran's benefits, which does not provide a reasonable amount for the apportionee.

The Board has granted service connection for schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorder, and increased the rating for lumbosacral strain to 30 percent. The total disability evaluation claim is remanded.

The Board has determined that the veteran's schizophrenia existed prior to service and did not increase in severity during service, thus denying his claim for service connection.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claim of service connection for schizophrenia due to new evidence submitted since the June 1985 RO decision.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals has determined that the veteran's psychiatric disorder was not incurred or aggravated by active military service, and thus denied his claim for service connection.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the veteran's claim of service connection for a psychiatric disability. The application is granted.

The Board has found that new and material evidence has been presented to reopen the claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder, which was previously denied in August 1978. The veteran's history of symptoms following his mother's death during service is now considered relevant to the claim.