Acquired psychiatric disorder Board decisions

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disability, finding no competent medical evidence linking his current condition to his military service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection due to lack of evidence linking his cysts and psychiatric disorders to military service, and failed to establish a well-grounded claim for tinnitus.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a psychiatric disability and residuals of a head injury, finding that they are not well-grounded based on lack of evidence showing onset during or within one year after service.

The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including bilateral hearing loss, fungal infection of the skin, gastrointestinal disability, and psychiatric disability (PTSD), as well as memory loss disorder. The veteran's claims were found to be not well-grounded.

The Board denied the veteran's appeals regarding the timeliness of his NOD to a January 1995 rating decision and whether the June 1973 rating decision denying service connection for schizophrenia was clearly and unmistakably erroneous.

The veteran's claim for a higher rating for his service-connected psychiatric disability was granted, effective July 14, 1993. The Board found that the evidence did not show total social or industrial impairment due to service-connected psychiatric disability prior to this date.

The VA determined that the veteran's schizophrenia does not warrant a rating higher than 50 percent, as his symptoms do not meet the criteria for a 70 percent evaluation under either the old or new regulations.

The Board denied service connection for a psychiatric disorder, concluding that there was no evidence of a disability in service or within one year thereafter.

The Board has determined that the veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, is at least as likely as not related to service. The claim for service connection is granted.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder is not well grounded, and therefore denied.

The VA denied the veteran's claim for an increased evaluation of his service-connected schizophrenia, currently rated at 50 percent.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and a dysthymic disorder. The decision found that there was no evidence of PTSD or a nexus between the claimed conditions and service.

The Board found that the veteran's pre-existing psychiatric condition did not undergo any increase in severity during his active service and denied entitlement to service connection for a psychiatric condition. The claim of entitlement to a total disability rating for compensation purposes based on individual unemployability by reason of service-connected disabilities was also denied.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased evaluations for right ear hearing loss and service connection for tinnitus. The claim for schizophrenia was also denied, but with a remand to consider whether an extraschedular rating is warranted.

The Board found that the appellant's discharge was dishonorable due to a general court-martial, but new evidence submitted since the April 1990 decision does not establish he was insane at the time of his offense.

The Board has determined that the submitted evidence is not new and material, thus denying the reopening of the claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Board found that the veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, is not well grounded due to a lack of a nexus between any acquired psychiatric disorder and her active duty service.

The Board denied payment of unauthorized medical expenses incurred at a state psychiatric facility due to the veteran's preference for non-VA care over VA facilities, despite his service-connected condition.

The veteran's service-connected schizophrenia, chronic undifferentiated type, is of such severity and persistence as to produce complete social and industrial inadaptability, warranting a 100 percent evaluation.

The VA denied the veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, due to a lack of evidence showing a current diagnosis or a link between service and the condition.