Acquired psychiatric disorder Board decisions

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a psychiatric disability and for a TDIU as his claim was not well-grounded.

The Board has granted service connection for schizophrenia, finding new and material evidence to reopen the claim.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claim is well grounded, but denied as his increased rating for conversion reaction manifested by knee pain remains noncompensable.

The Board denied the appellant's claims for service connection due to lack of new and material evidence for a psychiatric disorder, no competent evidence linking the current neurologic disorders to service, and insufficient medical records showing peripheral neuropathy.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded due to incomplete service medical records and the need for additional development. The issues of service connection for schizophrenia, undiagnosed illness manifested by skin problems, eye disorder, and residuals of frostbite are pending.

The Board found that the veteran's claim of service connection for a psychiatric disability is not well grounded due to lack of evidence of a current psychiatric disability.

The VA determined that the veteran's psychiatric disability, bipolar disorder with history of schizophrenic reaction, is currently evaluated at a 30 percent rating and does not warrant an increased evaluation.

The veteran's claims of service connection for a psychiatric disorder and hypertension are granted. The initial rating for the scar from a left inguinal hernia repair is assigned as 0 percent.

The Board has determined that the veteran's current psychiatric disability, classified as a depressive disorder, is related to his active service and has granted service connection for this condition.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claims for service connection for a heart disorder, psychiatric disorder, and skin disorder. However, it denied these claims on their merits.

The veteran's claim for a higher disability rating for his service-connected schizophrenia is being remanded due to the need for additional medical examination and evaluation.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for a rating in excess of 70 percent for his service-connected schizophrenia and entitlement to TDIU, finding that the evidence did not support an increased disability rating or a finding of unemployability due to his service-connected condition.

The Board found no evidence of a current psychiatric disorder related to service and denied the veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD and pension benefits due to his nonservice-connected disabilities.

The Board found that the appellant's schizophrenia pre-existed his period of active duty for training and did not increase in disability during service. Therefore, it was determined that the appellant's schizophrenia was not aggravated by service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for hearing loss, a psychiatric disorder to include PTSD, and a compensable evaluation for pseudofolliculitis barbae. The claim for an evaluation in excess of 10 percent for left knee strain with chondromalacia was also denied.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, other than PTSD. The veteran's PTSD is found to be incurred during active military service. Service connection is granted for impotency as secondary to hypertension, a back disability, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), and sleep apnea.

The veteran's claim for an increased evaluation was granted on January 31, 1996 with a 100% disability rating effective from that date. The Board found it not factually ascertainable that the veteran was entitled to earlier effective dates.

The Board denied service connection for schizophrenia, concluding the claim was not well-grounded due to lack of competent medical evidence.

The Board denied reopening the claim for service connection due to lack of new and material evidence, despite additional medical records indicating a diagnosis of paranoid schizophrenia.

The Board found that the veteran's psychiatric disorder is not well grounded, as there is no evidence linking it to service.,The veteran's erectile dysfunction claim was found to be well grounded. The VA examiner opined that his current erectile dysfunction is multifactorial and related to spinal cord injury, mumps orchitis, schizophrenia, and medications for schizophrenia.