Acquired psychiatric disorder Board decisions

The Board has determined that new and material evidence sufficient to reopen the claim for service connection for schizophrenia has been submitted, and the claim is now well grounded. The appellant's claim will be remanded for further development including a VA examination.

The veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including post-traumatic stress disorder, is being remanded to the RO for consideration of additional medical evidence submitted since the April 2000 supplemental statement of the case.

The Board has found new and material evidence to reopen the claim for service connection of an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and major depression. The case is remanded for further development regarding exposure to a stressor in service.

The Board finds that the veteran's claim is well-grounded and grants service connection for a psychiatric disorder, including schizophrenia.

The Board has determined that the evidence received since the July 1990 RO decision is not new and material, thus denying the veteran's application to reopen his claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder, including PTSD.

The Board denied service connection for the claimed conditions, finding that there was no evidence of a well-grounded claim for any of the disabilities.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claim of service connection for a psychiatric disorder and determined that it is well grounded. The case will be evaluated on its merits.

The veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder, including dysthymia, is denied as there is no medical evidence linking the current condition to his period of active service.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has not been submitted to reopen the claim of service connection for an ear disorder. The claims for bilateral hearing loss, left ankle disorder, left shoulder disorder, and a psychiatric disorder (claimed as schizophrenia) are not well grounded.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claim for service connection of a psychiatric disability as secondary to his service-connected disabilities is not well-grounded. The claims for increased ratings and evaluations for the right knee and low back disability are remanded due to insufficient medical evidence addressing functional limitations.

The veteran's claim for special monthly pension based on need for regular aid and attendance or being housebound was denied due to his current disability rating of 100% for schizophrenia, which does not meet the criteria for additional disabilities independently ratable at 60%, nor is he substantially confined to his home.

The Board denied the reopening of claims for service connection due to insufficient new and material evidence.

The Board found that the veteran's claims for service connection were not well-grounded and denied them.

The veteran's claim for waiver of recovery of an overpayment of improved disability pension benefits was denied because the Board found that there was a considerable degree of fault on the part of the veteran in creating the overpayment by failing to report his Civil Service annuity. Recovery would not be against the principle of equity and good conscience.

The veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder was denied as there is no competent evidence to support the claim.

The Board found that the veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder is not well-grounded. The appeal was also denied regarding his nonservice-connected pension benefits due to a lack of evidence showing he meets the criteria for permanent and total disability.

The veteran's schizophrenia, residual type with paranoid features, was granted a 100% initial disability evaluation effective prior to November 7, 1996.

The Board found that the appellant's claims of entitlement to service connection for concussion residuals and a psychiatric disability are well grounded. The VA examiner concluded that both conditions are related to the appellant's military service, specifically his assault in 1979.

The Board has determined that the veteran's current diagnosis of schizoaffective disorder is related to his military service, making it well-grounded for service connection.

The Board granted service connection for schizophrenia and assigned a 70% disability rating, effective September 9, 1991. The veteran was awarded past-due benefits totaling $95,034.