Acquired psychiatric disorder Board decisions

The Board has determined that the veteran's claim for service connection for schizophrenia is well grounded. The case is reopened, and the appellant will be scheduled for a VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of his psychiatric disorder.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for a timely notice of disagreement and an earlier effective date for service connection for PTSD. The veteran did not file a timely NOD to the February 1991 rating decision, which denied his claims for various disabilities. The RO granted his claim for PTSD in September 1997 with an effective date of October 16, 1996.

The Board denied the veteran's claims of service connection for residuals of a head injury and tension headaches, as well as his attempt to reopen his claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder. The evidence did not show that these conditions were incurred in or aggravated by active service.

The Board has found new and material evidence to reopen the veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disability, and now considers whether this condition is related to his military service.

The Board has denied the claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, as new and material evidence was not submitted to reopen the claim.

The Board has granted the veteran's claim of service connection for a psychiatric disorder, finding that it is well grounded and considering the line of duty determination from the April 1991 medical evaluation board.

The veteran's low back disorder is granted as secondary to his service-connected left knee disorder. The other claims are pending and will require further development.

The Board denied the veteran's appeals to restore service connection for bilateral pes planus and a neuropsychiatric disorder, finding that the original decisions were not clearly and unmistakably erroneous.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for hemorrhoids and a psychiatric disorder due to insufficient evidence of current disabilities related to his military service.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disability due to new and material evidence presented, including a private psychological evaluation indicating that the veteran developed dysthymic disorder during his military service. The claim is well-grounded as there is medical evidence of a nexus between the current diagnosis and active service.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has not been presented to reopen the appellant's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disability. The evidence submitted is cumulative and redundant of previous records.

The Board has determined that the claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including bipolar disorder, is not well grounded. There is no competent evidence showing disability resulting from an acquired psychiatric disorder during service or of a psychosis within the presumptive period after service.

The Board denied reopening of the veteran's claim for service connection for schizophrenia, finding that new and material evidence had not been submitted.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claims for service connection for a right knee condition and an acquired psychiatric disorder, but both remain denied as there is no evidence of service connection.

The Board denied a total (100 percent) schedular rating for schizophrenia and a total rating due to unemployability by reason of service-connected disability prior to November 7, 1996.

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

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the claim for service connection for a psychiatric disability, including PTSD. The veteran's paranoid schizophrenia is linked to incidents of service, raising a reasonable possibility that it is related to an incident of service.

The Board has granted the veteran's claim for an effective date earlier than April 5, 1995, for an award of service connection for psychiatric disability with headaches, dysarthria, and ataxia involving the left arm, side and leg.

The VA denied the claims for service connection for paranoid schizophrenia and an increased rating for depressive neurosis due to the appellant's failure to report for a scheduled VA examination without good cause.

The Board found that the veteran's preexisting psychotic disorder did not worsen during service and denied his claim for service connection.