Acquired psychiatric disorder Board decisions

The Board found that the veteran's claim for service connection for a mental disorder as secondary to his service-connected residuals of head trauma is not well grounded. The claims for increased ratings for chondromalacia of the left and right knees were denied due to lack of evidence showing that the disabilities are related to service.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claim for service connection for schizophrenia is well-grounded, but his claim for service connection for an eye disorder (claimed as allergic conjunctivitis) is not well-grounded.

The Board dismissed the motion for CUE regarding the April 1998 decision on attorney fee agreements due to lack of a clear and unmistakable error (CUE) claim.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining VA hospitalization records and adjudicating a recently submitted claim for pension.

The Board denied the claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, finding that there was no evidence linking the condition to the appellant's period of active duty for training (ACDUTRA). The preponderance of the evidence indicated a long history of mental health issues prior to and after her military service.

The Board has denied the veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, finding that new and material evidence had not been submitted to reopen the claim. The case is being remanded for further development.

The veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder and a psychosis for the purpose of treatment is denied as his claims are not well-grounded.

The RO denied reopening the claim of entitlement to service connection for a psychiatric disorder due to lack of new and material evidence.

The veteran's headaches are not rated higher than 10 percent.,Other conditions, including muscle and joint pains, bleeding gums, rash, weight gain, and psychiatric disability, do not meet the criteria for service connection.

The veteran's disabilities, including alcohol and substance abuse, left shoulder disability, eating disorder, and psychiatric issues, do not meet the criteria for a permanent and total disability rating for pension purposes.

The Board has reopened the claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and found it to be well-grounded. The case is now remanded to further develop the record, including obtaining VA treatment records from California.

The Board found that the appellant's claimed in-service stressors were not corroborated by service records or other credible evidence, and thus denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder.

The RO denied reopening the claim of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including schizophrenia, due to lack of new and material evidence.

The Board found that the veteran's death was not caused by any service-connected condition, and thus denied the claim for service connection for the cause of the veteran's death. The eligibility for Survivors' and Dependents' Educational Assistance under Chapter 35, Title 38, United States Code issue is also denied.

The Board has determined that the veteran's PTSD was incurred in service and granted service connection for this condition.

The Board granted a schedular 50 percent evaluation for undifferentiated type schizophrenia with PTSD, effective from February 2, 1992 to March 14, 1995.

The Board found no evidence that the veteran's current psychiatric disorder is related to his military service, and thus denied the claim for service connection.

The Board found that the veteran's claims of entitlement to service connection for chronic acquired lung and psychiatric disorders are not well grounded, thus denying both claims.

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder as secondary to service connected psoriasis vulgaris and denied the claim for an increased rating for psoriasis vulgaris.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a chronic acquired psychiatric disorder, varicose veins, and a chronic back disorder secondary to left knee impairment with arthritis. The issues have been remanded for further development.