Acquired psychiatric disorder Board decisions

The Board has reopened the claim for service connection of a psychiatric disorder due to new evidence submitted by the veteran, and finds that the claim is well-grounded. The next step is to determine if there is sufficient medical evidence to establish service connection.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder (other than PTSD) and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The decision found that there was no credible medical evidence showing a link between the veteran's current conditions and her service.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, finding that there was no credible supporting evidence to corroborate the veteran's reported stressors and thus his diagnosis of PTSD related to military service could not be established.

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder (Major Depressive Disorder) and found the claim for a heart disorder not well grounded.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for a psychiatric disorder, specifically an undifferentiated-type schizophrenic reaction. The veteran's private psychiatrist testified that chronic undifferentiated-type schizophrenia originated during active service.

The veteran died during the appeal process, and as a result, the Board has no jurisdiction to adjudicate the merits of this motion.

The Board found no evidence of a chronic acquired psychiatric disorder during service or within one year post-service, and did not link any current psychiatric disorders to the veteran's service. The Board also noted that PTSD diagnoses were based on claimed incidents involving acts of violence by the veteran against others, which were not corroborated.

The Board denied service connection for a throat disorder and an acquired psychiatric disorder including PTSD, granted service connection for sinusitis with a 10 percent rating, and denied a compensable rating for a scar on the right wrist as a residual of a wart removal.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has not been received to reopen the veteran's claims for service connection for back disability and psychiatric disability. Therefore, these claims are denied.

The veteran's undifferentiated-type schizophrenia is currently rated at 50 percent, and the Board finds that it does not meet the criteria for a higher rating.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claims for service connection for acquired psychiatric disorder (PTSD), fibromyalgia, dermatitis and anemia are well-grounded. The conditions are presumed due to service in the Gulf War theater of operations.

The Board is remanding the case to obtain additional medical records from the VA Medical Center in Cincinnati, Ohio for the period from 1997 through 1999. The veteran's claim will be reconsidered based on this new evidence.

The veteran's service-connected schizophrenia and PTSD have been rated at 50 percent, but the Board has determined that a higher 70 percent rating is warranted based on more severe symptoms.

The veteran's claim for an increased disability rating and extraschedular rating for schizophrenia, paranoid type is being remanded due to the need for additional medical evidence and a new VA examination.

The veteran's claim for a total disability rating due to individual unemployability is being remanded because the VA has not obtained his current psychiatric treatment records from the Tampa VAMC.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claims for service connection for a liver disorder, skin disorder and allergic reaction, and psychiatric disorder, all claimed as secondary to Agent Orange exposure, are not well grounded.

The Board has denied the veteran's claim for reopening his service connection claim for residuals of a head injury, including an acquired psychiatric disorder due to lack of new and material evidence.

The Board found that the veteran's claim for service connection for schizophrenia, paranoid type was not well-grounded due to a lack of medical evidence linking his current condition to his period of active duty.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder including schizophrenic reaction, schizoid personality disorder, immature personality disorder, major depression, anxiety disorder, and dysthymia. The evidence did not support a finding of a nexus between current psychiatric disorders and military service.

The veteran's nonservice-connected conditions do not meet the criteria for a permanent and total disability rating for pension purposes.