Acquired psychiatric disorder Board decisions

The Board has determined that the veteran's schizophrenia, diagnosed in service and continuing to this day, is a direct result of his military service. The claim for service connection for schizophrenia is granted.

The Board has reopened the claims for service connection for a psychiatric disorder and multiple sclerosis, as new and material evidence has been presented. Service connection is granted for neurotic depression (a psychiatric disorder) and multiple sclerosis.

The Board found no evidence of a current disability related to service for the left knee, right shoulder, or psychiatric conditions (to include PTSD). The veteran's claims were denied as there was insufficient medical evidence linking his symptoms to service.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder, finding that his current acquired psychiatric disorder did not begin in or was aggravated by service.

The Board denied the veteran's petition to reopen his claim of service connection for a psychiatric disorder other than post-traumatic stress disorder due to lack of new and material evidence.

The Board denied the veteran's request to have a previous rating decision revised, stating that there was no error in the January 1985 decision denying service connection for a psychiatric disorder as secondary to head trauma.

The Board denied the appellant's claims for service connection for an allergy disorder, urticaria (hives), right eye retinal detachment, and an acquired psychiatric disorder including PTSD due to a lack of evidence showing these conditions were incurred or aggravated by military service. The exposure to Agent Orange in Vietnam is presumed.

The Board found that the veteran does not have a current diagnosis of PTSD and concluded that his acquired psychiatric disorder, other than PTSD, did not develop as a result of service. Therefore, service connection for any acquired psychiatric disorder is denied.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for a 100 percent schedular rating for his service-connected psychiatric disability, finding that no legal basis existed to assign such an effective date prior to March 29, 1994.

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, which was previously denied in December 1997.

The veteran's claim for special monthly pension based on the need for regular aid and attendance of another, or at the housebound rate was denied as he does not require such assistance due to his disabilities.

The Board denied the veteran's application to reopen her claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, finding that no new and material evidence had been submitted since the final January 1991 Board decision.

The veteran's claim of clear and unmistakable error in the January 7, 1970 rating decision that denied service connection for schizophrenic reaction is denied.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for schizophrenia, paranoid type in June 1973 and September 1980. The effective date of July 11, 1990 was assigned by the RO based on the veteran's claim to reopen his case.

The veteran's request for service connection for a psychiatric disorder is being remanded to the RO for scheduling a Travel Board hearing.

The Board has remanded the case due to failure of the RO to readjudicate and provide a supplemental statement of the case after obtaining additional evidence.

The Board has determined that the appellant's current bilateral foot disorders, including pes planus and calcaneal spurs, are not related to service. The psychiatric disorder claims have also been denied.

The Board found that the veteran does not have PTSD related to service and denied his claims for service connection. The issue of whether new and material evidence had been received to reopen a claim of entitlement to service connection for schizophrenia was also denied.

The Board has determined that the veteran's schizophrenia warranted a 70 percent evaluation from August 7, 1996 to December 9, 1997.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an increased rating higher than 10 percent for schizophrenia, finding that there was no evidence of symptoms attributable to service-connected schizophrenia and that the disability did not meet the criteria for a higher rating under either the pre-November 7, 1996 or the November 7, 1996 version of the rating criteria.