Acquired psychiatric disorder Board decisions

The Board found no medical evidence linking the veteran's current mental disorder to service, and thus denied his claim for service connection.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claim for service connection for postoperative residuals of coronary artery by-pass surgery is not well-grounded, while his claim for PTSD due to combat exposure in Vietnam is found to be plausible and granted.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for unspecified symptoms as a chronic disability resulting from an undiagnosed illness and for PTSD. The decision found that new evidence had been submitted to reopen the claim for PTSD, but the claim was still not well-grounded.

The Board denied the claim of service connection for paranoid schizophrenia as not well-grounded, due to insufficient evidence linking the condition to service.

The Board denied service connection for a psychiatric disability, finding that the condition was not incurred in or aggravated by wartime service. The veteran's motion alleging clear and unmistakable error (CUE) based on new evidence failed to meet the threshold requirements.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for a total rating due to individual unemployability and an earlier effective date, finding that he was not disabled enough to warrant these benefits based on his service-connected conditions.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for service connection and a total rating for paranoid schizophrenia, finding that no valid claim of clear and unmistakable error (CUE) was presented.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and defective hearing. The Board found that there was no evidence linking these conditions to active military service, or to continued symptoms since service.

The Board finds that the veteran does not have a current psychiatric disability or illness, and therefore denies his claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Board found no evidence of a psychiatric disorder in service and concluded that the current psychiatric condition is not related to service, thus denying the claim.

The Board has determined that the claim is well-grounded and has been granted.

The Board has determined that the reduction of the veteran's evaluation for his psychiatric disorder from 70 percent to 30 percent was proper based on sustained improvement in his condition.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals has determined that the veteran did not submit new and material evidence to reopen his claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, as any additional evidence submitted was cumulative or did not establish a causal relationship between his current condition and his period of service.

The Board found that the February 1947 rating decision which severed service connection for a psychiatric disorder was not clearly and unmistakably erroneous. The claim of service connection for a psychiatric disability is also denied as new and material evidence has not been submitted to reopen it.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claim of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, is well-grounded and has been granted. Service connection for mechanical low back syndrome is also granted.

The Board has determined that the veteran's current acquired psychiatric disorder is not related to his service, including an inservice anxiety reaction.

The Board denied the veteran's claims of service connection for multiple sclerosis and a psychiatric disability, finding that new and material evidence had not been submitted to reopen these claims.

The Board has remanded the case due to additional evidence received after the initial decision, including VA mental health records and a VA examination report. The appellant's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder will be reconsidered with this new information.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, a back disorder, and a respiratory disorder (emphysema) are not well-grounded as there is no competent medical evidence linking these conditions to his period of active duty.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been received to reopen the veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder. The claim is well-grounded, as there is medical evidence of a current disability and a nexus between the in-service incident and the current condition.