The Board has reopened the veteran's claim for service connection for a nervous disorder, but finds that service connection is not warranted as there is no current psychiatric diagnosis within the meaning of VA law.
The deciding factor: The most recent medical evidence indicates that the veteran does not have a current psychiatric diagnosis, which precludes service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- nervous disorder
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- August 8, 2001
- Citation
- 0120283
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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).
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Denied
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder to schedule a new VA examination with a psychiatrist or other appropriate medical professional.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied service connection for a nervous disorder, skin disorder, and TDIU due to the appellant's dishonorable discharge resulting from fraudulent enlistment.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal is dismissed as moot because his Supplemental Claim was granted in full, and there are no remaining issues for appellate consideration.
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