The Board has reopened the claim for service connection for a somatization disorder due to new evidence showing the presence of this condition after service and linking it to military service. The case is now remanded for further consideration on the merits.
The deciding factor: New medical evidence from a VA psychiatrist supports the veteran's claim that he developed a somatization disorder during or as a result of his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- somatization disorder
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- November 6, 2001
- Citation
- 0125990
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board allowed the benefit or issue identified in this decision. Review the original order: other issues in the same appeal may have a different outcome, and this decision does not predict another claim.
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: Partly granted
The Board granted an initial disability rating of 70 percent for somatization disorder and major depressive disorder, but denied a higher rating for right hip strain.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board granted service connection for somatization disorder, finding that the evidence was at least in approximate balance as to whether the Veteran had a somatization disorder during the appeal period related to his service-connected depression.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's service-connected PTSD renders him in need of regular aid and attendance, warranting special monthly compensation based on aid and attendance.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's OSA is remanded for a new opinion to determine if it is caused by or aggravated by his service-connected right radial neuropathy, obesity, and/or nasal fracture with deviated septum. The issue of service connection for the nasal fracture with deviated septum is also remanded.
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