The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the veteran's claim for service connection of a chronic acquired psychiatric disorder, which is now considered. The diagnosis of a personality disorder was not found to be compensable as it does not meet the definition of a disease or injury under VA law. However, the veteran's current psychiatric condition is linked to her active duty service and thus service connection has been granted.
The deciding factor: The new evidence submitted by the veteran supports the reopening of her claim for service connection due to the presence of a personality disorder that can be associated with her military service.
- Claimed conditions
- Personality Disorder, Chronic Acquired Variously Diagnosed Psychiatric Disorder
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 7, 2001
- Citation
- 0127108
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Partly granted
The Board denied service connection for a personality disorder and remanded claims for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, and obstructive sleep apnea.
- Denied
The Board denied a disability rating in excess of 50 percent and 70 percent for an acquired psychiatric disability, including PTSD, depressive disorder, trauma and stressor related disorder, personality disorder, alcohol use disorder, and cannabis use disorder.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and a personality disorder due to the lack of evidence supporting a current diagnosis of PTSD and the presence of a diagnosed personality disorder that is not subject to service connection.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the appeal for the AOJ to correct several pre-decisional duty-to-assist errors, including obtaining private psychiatric treatment records and SSA disability/SSI benefit records.
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