Acquired psychiatric disorder Board decisions

The veteran's service connection claim for a psychiatric condition, including PTSD and schizophrenia, was denied as the evidence did not show an active psychosis within two years of his separation from service.

The veteran's claim to reopen his service connection for paranoid schizophrenia is being considered. The RO has determined that new and material evidence has not been submitted, but the veteran requested a reopening of the claim due to additional treatment records from 1998 at the VAMC in Asheville, North Carolina.

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 September 1979 RO decision.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, and seizure disorder. The RO is instructed to obtain all relevant medical records and provide the veteran with a new examination if necessary.

The Board found that new evidence, including a private psychiatrist's opinion from 1999, supports reopening the claim of service connection for major depression. The Board concluded that the appellant had a pre-existing condition and that his recent diagnosis was related to his military service.

The Board has ordered additional development due to a Court order, including obtaining medical records and verifying certain events from the appellant's past.

The Board denied reopening the claims of entitlement to service connection for pulmonary tuberculosis and schizophrenia, finding that new evidence did not bear directly and substantially upon the issues.

The Board denied service connection for a psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, and other claimed disabilities due to lack of evidence of an in-service stressor.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals has denied the veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder, finding that there is no evidence to support a direct link between his current condition and his military service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims of service connection for PTSD and an increased evaluation for bilateral hearing loss. The veteran did not meet the criteria for these conditions based on his military service or any other evidence presented.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired neuropsychiatric disorder, to include PTSD. The RO is instructed to schedule a VA psychiatric examination and obtain additional evidence before readjudicating the claim.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including a contusion of the sacrum with coccygeal fracture and a psychiatric disorder. The claim for left knee disorder was reopened based on new evidence submitted by the veteran. Service connection for low back strain and neck strain were also granted, but with non-compensable ratings. Effective dates for these decisions are not established.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claims of service connection for a nervous disorder and impotency have been denied as new and material evidence was not submitted to reopen these claims.

The veteran's claim for service connection for a left ankle disorder and psychiatric disorder was denied, and the appeal for pension benefits was also denied due to lack of qualifying active service.

The Board found that new and material evidence had not been submitted to reopen the veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for residuals of a head injury, including a psychiatric disorder. The RO denied this claim in March 1995.

The veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for a personality disorder was denied as the condition is not considered a disease or injury under VA law. The veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, which includes PTSD and bipolar disorder, also lacks legal merit due to the lack of evidence supporting the occurrence of in-service stressors.

The veteran is determined to be incompetent for VA purposes due to his mental incapacity, including the inability to manage his own affairs and disburse funds without limitation.

The veteran's claim for an effective date prior to January 30, 1996, for a 100% disability evaluation for schizophrenia is denied as it was not factually ascertainable that the condition had increased in severity within one year of the initial claim.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and denied his increased rating claims for cervical spine strain and lumbosacral spine strain.

The Board dismissed the appeal because no timely substantive appeal was filed within the required time frame.