Acquired psychiatric disorder Board decisions

The Board denied service connection for a psychiatric disorder and a stomach disorder, finding no evidence of such conditions being incurred or aggravated during service.

The Board found clear and unmistakable error in denying service connection for a psychiatric disability, which was ultimately granted based on new evidence.

The veteran's claim for an earlier effective date than October 22, 1997 for the award of special monthly compensation based on service connection for loss of use of a creative organ was denied. The decision is based on the fact that the benefits were granted based on a reopened claim supported by new and material evidence, which had its effective date set as the date of receipt of the reopened claim (October 22, 1997).

The Board has reopened the claim for service connection of schizophrenia and finds that new evidence supports a finding that the veteran's current condition is related to his military service, specifically within one year post-service.

The Board has restored the veteran's 100 percent rating for his service-connected schizophrenia, undifferentiated type, chronic.

The veteran's appeal is dismissed due to his death.

The Board found that the veteran does not have a current acquired psychiatric disorder as a result of service and denied her claim for service connection.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the claim for service connection for schizophrenia, and based on all the evidence, it is concluded that schizophrenia was incurred in active service.

The Board has determined that the veteran's death was not caused by or a result of his service-connected schizophrenia, and therefore, denied service connection for the cause of death. The claim for DIC benefits under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1318 is also denied.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claims for service connection for a seizure disorder and an acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD), but denied them on their merits. The evidence received since the last final decisions is not new and material to these claims.

The Board found that new and material evidence had not been submitted to reopen the veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder, including as secondary to service-connected asthma. The February 1996 RO decision is considered final.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability. The case is now remanded for further development.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a bilateral leg disorder, a bilateral foot disorder, and a psychiatric disorder due to lack of evidence linking these conditions to his military service.

The Board denied the petition to reopen the claim of entitlement to service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder because no new and material evidence was submitted, and the existing evidence did not establish a link between the veteran's current mental illness and his military service.

The Board found that there was no clear and unmistakable error in the March 1987 decision, but the Court reversed this finding, restoring the veteran's 100% rating for schizophrenia effective from January 1, 1986.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD, finding that there was no credible evidence linking his current acquired psychiatric disorder to an in-service stressor.

The veteran's schizophrenia is currently evaluated at 50 percent, and the Board denied a higher evaluation.

The veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and anxiety/depression, is service-connected as secondary to his service-connected back condition. Service connection for peripheral neuropathy of the upper extremities was granted with an effective date of February 5, 1998.

The Board found that the veteran's psychiatric disorder preexisted service and was not aggravated therein, thus denying his claim for service connection.

The Board has determined that the veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, peptic ulcer disease, and pancreatitis are not service-connected. The schizophrenia is found to be of service origin.