Acquired psychiatric disorder Board decisions

The Board denied the motion for revision or reversal on grounds of CUE, finding that there was no clear and unmistakable error in the July 1998 decision reducing the veteran's disability rating from 100% to 50%. The evidence showed material improvement over several years with moderate impairment.

The Board has granted the appellant's claim of service connection for schizophrenia, finding that it was aggravated during a period of active duty training (ACDUTRA).

The veteran's colon cancer is presumed to be service-connected due to exposure to ionizing radiation during military service. The Board has jurisdiction over the denial of service connection for heart disease and a psychiatric condition, but not over the denial of service connection for residuals of gallbladder removal.

The Board denied the veteran's requests to reopen his claims of service connection for a systemic infection with dementia and an acquired psychiatric disorder, finding that new and material evidence had not been submitted.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, finding no evidence of such a condition during or within one year after his military service.

The Board determined that the RO's September 1973 decision denying service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability was final and did not contain clear and unmistakable error.

The Board denied the veteran's application to reopen his claim for service connection for schizophrenia, finding that no new and material evidence had been submitted since the November 1993 decision.

The Board determined that the veteran's undifferentiated type schizophrenia does not meet the criteria for a higher evaluation, as his symptoms do not warrant an increased rating beyond 30 percent.

The April 14, 1948 rating decision reducing the veteran's schizophrenia from 100% to 70% was not based on clear and unmistakable error (CUE). The reduction followed a period of partial remission in his condition.

The Board found that new and material evidence had not been submitted to reopen the veteran's claim of service connection for a psychiatric disability, which was previously denied in 1975. The current evidence does not establish a causal link between the veteran's current psychiatric condition and his military service.

The Board determined that the veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD, anxiety disorder, and adjustment disorder were denied as there was no competent medical evidence linking these conditions to his military service.

The Board has granted service connection for schizophrenia with a 100% evaluation effective June 29, 2000.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder, including post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), finding no competent evidence linking any current psychiatric diagnosis to military service.

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 disorder. The issue is whether this condition is related to his military service.

The Board determined that the veteran's psychiatric disorder, diagnosed as schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorder, was not incurred or aggravated by active service.

The veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder was denied as there is no evidence of a nexus to her military service.,Service-connected right and left tibial stress fractures were evaluated as noncompensable, with effective dates set at February 10, 1998.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence was submitted to reopen the claim of service connection for a psychiatric disability. The VA examiner found no etiological link between the veteran's current psychiatric disability and his military service.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have a chronic acquired psychiatric disorder that is related to service, and thus denied his claim for service connection.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric condition, including paranoid schizophrenia, dementia, and depression. The Board also found that there was insufficient evidence to establish PTSD as a result of in-service stressors.

The Board has found that new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder. The claim will now be evaluated on its merits.