Acquired psychiatric disorder Board decisions

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have PTSD and there is no evidence of an acquired psychiatric disorder incurred during service. The claim for service connection was denied.

The Board granted a 60% rating for the veteran's service-connected lumbar spine disability, effective from June 16, 1989. The attorney is entitled to 20% of past-due benefits related to this award.

The veteran's claim for an increased rating for his service-connected schizophrenic reaction with history of seizures and mental deterioration is being remanded due to the need for a VA psychiatric examination.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claims for service connection for schizophrenia and labyrinthitis, but denied reopening of his claim for service connection for labyrinthitis due to lack of new and material evidence.

The veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for a 100 percent evaluation of his service-connected psychiatric disability was granted, with the effective date set at April 11, 1995.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection and an increased evaluation, finding that there was no clear and unmistakable error in their decisions.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a psychiatric disorder and residuals of a right inguinal hernia, finding that the conditions were not incurred or aggravated by military service.

The Board denied service connection for a psychiatric disability, finding that the claim was not well grounded.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has not been submitted to reopen the veteran's claim for service connection for a mental disorder, secondary to traumatic chorioretinitis of the left eye.

The veteran's unauthorized private hospitalization at Tulane University Medical Center for pseudarthrosis of L5-S1 with loose instrumentation was not authorized by VA and reimbursement is denied.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a psychiatric disorder and a respiratory disorder, finding that new and material evidence had not been submitted to reopen the psychiatric disorder claim and that the respiratory disorder claim was not well-grounded.

The Board has determined that the veteran is not competent to handle VA funds due to his mental condition, specifically schizophrenia.

The Board found that the claim of service connection for a chronic acquired psychiatric disorder is not well-grounded and denied it.

The Board has determined that the appellant does not have qualifying military service and therefore is not eligible for VA compensation benefits.

The Board found the claim not well-grounded and denied service connection for psychiatric disability.

The Board has granted service connection for PTSD with paranoid schizophrenia effective February 18, 2000. The veteran's claim was reopened due to new and material evidence submitted in 1992.

The Board found that the veteran's service-connected ankle disabilities did not cause or aggravate his right knee, left knee, back, bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome, left shoulder, and psychiatric disorders.

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and disability of the cervical spine, finding that these conditions are secondary to the veteran's service-connected thoracic and lumbar spine disabilities.

The Board found that the veteran's psychiatric disorder, including depression and anxiety, is not well grounded due to lack of medical evidence linking it to service or a service-connected disability. The claim for headaches was found to be well grounded based on head trauma sustained in service.

The veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability is denied as there is no evidence of a current diagnosis or in-service event that could support the claim.