Acquired psychiatric disorder Board decisions

The Board found that the veteran does not have a psychiatric disorder attributable to military service and denied his claim for service connection.

The Board found that the appellant's preexisting psychiatric condition, diagnosed as atypical paranoid disorder, did not increase in severity beyond normal progression during his military service. The appeal was denied.

The veteran's claim for a temporary total rating based on hospitalization from November 24, 2000 to March 7, 2001 was denied as he did not receive treatment for his service-connected conditions during this period.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the claim of service connection for a psychiatric disorder. The pre-existing psychiatric disorder was aggravated by military service.

The veteran's service-connected schizophrenia renders him in need of regular aid and attendance due to his inability to protect himself from daily environmental hazards.

The Board has determined that the veteran's current psychiatric disorder, specifically panic disorder without agoraphobia, is not related to service or secondary to his service-connected migraine headaches.

The Board denied service connection for PTSD and major depression with adjustment disorder, finding no credible evidence linking the veteran's current mental health conditions to his in-service stressors. The Board also found that the veteran's anxiety and depression are related to his military service.

The VA denied the veteran's claim for service connection of a psychiatric disability, finding that there was no evidence showing any relationship between her current psychiatric condition and her service-connected foot conditions.

The Board found that a chronic acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, was not incurred in or aggravated by active service and could not be presumed due to a stressor event. The veteran's failure to respond to requests for information regarding his alleged stressors prevented the VA from confirming them.

The Board denied the veteran's claims of service connection for frostbite and a psychiatric disorder, finding no objective evidence of frostbite during service and insufficient medical evidence to link current conditions to military service.

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

The Board has denied the veteran's claims of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and bilateral hearing loss, finding that these conditions did not begin during or as a result of his military service.

The Board found that the May 1980 decision not to infer a claim for service connection for PTSD or other psychiatric disability was not clearly and unmistakably erroneous.

The Board has determined that the veteran's paranoid schizophrenia with depression is a result of his military service and grants this claim.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for residuals of a shrapnel wound to the right eye and for residuals of a fracture of the great toe. The evidence does not establish that these conditions are related to military service.

The Board has reopened the claim and granted service connection for a psychiatric disorder as secondary to a service-connected disability, resolving all reasonable doubt in favor of the appellant.

The Board has reopened the claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, other than PTSD, based on new and material evidence submitted since the previous denial in September 1999.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a psychiatric disability and Valium dependence, finding no evidence of such conditions in service or thereafter.

The Board finds that the veteran does not have a current psychiatric disorder, left knee disorder, or right shoulder instability. The preponderance of evidence is against finding these conditions.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals has determined that the veteran's claimed psychiatric disorder, including major depressive disorder with psychotic features, was not incurred or aggravated during service and is not related to any in-service symptoms. As a result, the claim for service connection is denied.