Acquired psychiatric disorder Board decisions

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the claim of service connection for schizophrenia, which was previously denied in July 1990. The evidence now includes a VA medical opinion suggesting a continuity of gastrointestinal symptoms since service.

The Board finds no evidence to support a link between the veteran's current psychiatric problems, other than PTSD, and military service. Therefore, service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder is not warranted.

The Board found that the veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, diagnosed as schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, and atypical psychosis, was not incurred in or aggravated by active service. The claim for service connection was denied.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension, psychiatric disability (including post-traumatic stress disorder), and residuals of a cerebrovascular accident. The appeals were based on direct evidence rather than presumptions or secondary theories.

The Board found no medical evidence to support the veteran's claim that his psychiatric disability was incurred or aggravated by service, and thus denied the claim.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder. The veteran's current schizophrenic disorder began years after his active duty service and was not caused by any incident of service.

The Board has determined that the veteran's son, R., may not be recognized as a 'helpless child' on the basis of permanent incapacity for self-support prior to attaining the age of eighteen.

The VA denied the veteran's claims of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and a rating in excess of 30 percent for ulcerative colitis.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, including post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), finding that the appellant's current psychiatric disorders did not manifest during or as a result of his military service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims of service connection for a muscle disability and psychiatric disorder, finding no objective indications of chronic disability or evidence of current disabilities. The veteran served in the Southwest Asia Theater during the Persian Gulf War.

The Board has determined that the evidence received since the October 1971 rating decision is not new and material, thus denying the reopening of the claim for service connection for schizophrenia.

The Board denied the reopening of claims for service connection for viral hepatitis, gastroenteritis, headaches, and a psychiatric disorder due to lack of new and material evidence.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a psychiatric disorder and viral meningitis. The Board found that there was no evidence of a current psychiatric disorder related to service, and the claim for viral meningitis was not reopened due to lack of new and material evidence.

The Board denied the appellant's application to reopen her claim of entitlement to service connection for the cause of the veteran's death, finding no new and material evidence had been submitted.

The Board denied service connection for CFS, a skin condition, and a psychiatric disability due to lack of evidence supporting the presence or etiology of these conditions.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claim for service connection for schizophrenia due to new and material evidence received since the June 1996 rating decision. The claim is now considered on its merits.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development, including scheduling a hearing before a member of the Board at the RO.

The Board has determined that the veteran's psychiatric disorders, including bipolar affective disorder and schizophrenia, were incurred during his active military service.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD and an anxiety disorder with loss of hair, loss of teeth, headache, indigestion and nose bleeds due to insufficient evidence verifying his claimed in-service stressors.

The Board found no evidence linking the veteran's current chronic acquired gynecological, back, kidney, psychiatric, and bone disorders to her active service. The claims were denied.