Acquired psychiatric disorder Board decisions

The Board has determined that the claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, is not well-grounded and therefore denied.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD and paranoid type schizophrenia are not well grounded, thus denying these claims.

The Board found no evidence of a nexus between the appellant's current psychiatric disorder and his period of active service, thus denying the claim for service connection.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD, personality disorder, and major depression with psychosis. The claim for PTSD was not well-grounded due to a lack of evidence showing a nexus between current symptoms and an in-service stressor. The claims for personality disorder and major depression were legally insufficient as these are not diseases or injuries that can be service-connected.

The Board has found that the veteran's psychiatric disability was incurred during active duty and is granted service connection.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claims for service connection for a psychiatric disability and a back disability. The evidence now submitted shows that the veteran's pre-existing psychiatric condition was aggravated by his military service, while the claim for a back disability is not supported by new or material evidence.

The Board denied the application to reopen the claim of service connection for a psychiatric disorder due to lack of new and material evidence.

The Board found no evidence of a current seizure disorder or psychiatric disability related to service, and thus denied the veteran's claims for service connection.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD. The decision is based on a lack of evidence linking his current condition to his military service.

The Board found that the veteran's schizophrenia and post-traumatic stress disorder were not incurred in service, as there was no evidence linking these conditions to her period of active duty. The veteran did not provide credible supporting evidence for her claimed in-service stressors related to sexual assault.

The Board found that the veteran did not submit evidence to support his claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, and thus denied the claim.

The Board denied reopening the claims of service connection for schizophrenia and left arm injury due to lack of new and material evidence. The additional evidence was either duplicative or cumulative.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claims for service connection are not well-grounded and thus denied. The effective date claim is also denied as there was no prior application for pension benefits.

The Board found no evidence of an acquired psychiatric disorder in service or within one year after separation, and the veteran's current condition is not related to his military service.

The Board found that the veteran's psychiatric disability, including as secondary to a service-connected skin disorder, is not shown to have been incurred in or aggravated by service. The dermatitis of the hands and fungus infection of the feet are not rated higher than 30 percent. The claim for hepatitis C was considered well grounded but no rating assigned due to lack of evidence.

The VA denied the veteran's claim for service connection of an acquired psychiatric disorder, specifically paranoid schizophrenia. The Board found no competent medical evidence linking the current diagnosis to his military service.

The veteran's claim for a higher rating for his service-connected paranoid schizophrenia with PTSD was denied by the RO in July 1998. The VA examiner diagnosed chronic, moderate PTSD and assigned a GAF score of 50.

The Board finds the veteran's claim of service connection for a psychiatric disorder is well grounded. The case is REMANDED to obtain additional medical records, conduct VA examinations, and consider both old and new rating criteria.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for schizophrenia, finding that it was caused by his own willful misconduct (drug abuse). The decision concluded that the veteran's schizophrenia is not a compensable disability incurred or aggravated in line of duty.

The Board denied the appellant's claims for an increased disability evaluation for his chronic brain syndrome and service connection for schizo-affective disorder/schizophrenia secondary to his service-connected chronic brain syndrome. The Board found that the evidence did not support a higher rating or service connection based on the current criteria.