The Board found that new and material evidence had not been submitted to reopen the claim for service connection for a personality disorder and situational anxiety. The Board also concluded that an acquired psychiatric disorder was not incurred in or aggravated by service.
The deciding factor: The additional evidence did not provide any significant information regarding the onset of the claimed conditions, nor did it establish a clear relationship between current symptoms and service.
- Claimed conditions
- paranoid personality disorder, situational anxiety
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- August 6, 2001
- Citation
- 0120123
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What this means for you
A final Board denial may be appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, generally within 120 days of the Board mailing date. A Supplemental Claim with new and relevant evidence is a separate option. Another Higher-Level Review of the Board decision is not available. Check your own notice: this historical decision does not set your deadline.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's paranoid personality disorder is rated at 100 percent disabling, the maximum rating allowed under VA guidelines.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to a lack of a VA examination for the Veteran's claimed psychiatric disability. The claim will be reconsidered with the possibility of an examination.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Veteran's claim for an increased disability rating for schizophrenia, including suicidal ideation, paranoid personality disorder, and mood disorder is dismissed as the Veteran is already receiving the maximum level of disability compensation.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and related conditions, due to a lack of credible supporting evidence for the claimed in-service stressors.
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