Acquired psychiatric disorder Board decisions

The Board denied the veteran's claims of clear and unmistakable error in prior rating decisions for schizophrenia, schizoaffective type. The issue of an increased disability evaluation for schizophrenia, schizoaffective type, remains pending.

The veteran's overpayment of improved disability pension benefits is waived due to the circumstances outlined, including his financial hardship and lack of fault in creating the overpayment.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder, including post-traumatic stress disorder. However, it denied the claim for service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder due to lack of verifiable stressor and inability to substantiate the diagnosis.

The Board denied reopening the veteran's claim for service connection of residuals of a back injury and also denied his secondary service connection claim for ischemic heart disease.

The veteran's death is not service-connected, but the RO should consider whether he would have been entitled to DIC benefits due to his pre-service mental disorder.

The Board denied service connection for alcohol dependence and psychiatric disorder other than alcohol dependence, but granted a non-compensable evaluation for the status-post blow-out fracture of the right eye.

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, claimed as depression, and assigned a compensable initial rating of 10% for residuals of the right ankle fracture.

The Board denied the veteran's claim of service connection for a psychiatric disorder, finding that his current condition is not related to his in-service symptoms and failing to meet the well-grounded claim requirement.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals has determined that the claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, is denied as there is no competent medical evidence showing a current disability and no link between any diagnosed condition and service.

The Board has granted service connection for the veteran's psychiatric disability secondary to his service-connected herniated nucleus pulposus at the L5-S1 level. The initial 20 percent evaluation for the low back disability remains unchanged, while a 40 percent evaluation is assigned from April 1, 1991.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claims for service connection for a skin disorder and an acquired psychiatric disorder, but finds that these claims are not well-grounded as there is no medical evidence linking current conditions to active military service.

The Board has reopened the claim of service connection for schizophrenia and granted it as the evidence shows that the veteran's schizophrenia was manifest within a year of his separation from active duty.

The Board has denied both claims for service connection for schizophrenia and frostbite of the extremities as they are not well grounded.

The Board denied service connection for psychiatric and back disorders, as well as a groin condition. The claims for skin and hematoma of the left tibia were not well-grounded.

The veteran's seizure disorder is due to disease or injury that was incurred in service. The Board finds the veteran's claim of service connection for a psychiatric disorder plausible and capable of substantiation, but cannot determine if his pre-existing condition worsened during service.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals has denied the veteran's claim for service connection for schizophrenia, paranoid type as his claim is not well grounded.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an effective date prior to February 23, 1996 for assignment of a 30 percent rating for his psychiatric disorder.

The Board found no competent medical evidence to support the veteran's claim of service connection for a psychiatric disability, including PTSD. The veteran was diagnosed with dementia due to Parkinson's disease and other conditions.

The Board has determined that additional development is needed to properly evaluate the appellant's claim for a total disability rating for nonservice-connected pension purposes, including consideration of his extraschedular entitlement. The case will be remanded to the RO for further action.

The Board has remanded the case for further proceedings, including a psychiatric examination to determine if current PTSD symptoms are linked to an inservice stressor and whether any other Axis I disorder found is related to PTSD.