The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD in a September 1999 decision. The case is now before the Board again due to new evidence and additional development required by the VCAA.
The deciding factor: The Board previously denied the veteran's claim, but with the implementation of the Veterans Claims Assistance Act of 2000 (VCAA), there are new requirements for obtaining relevant records and providing appropriate notification to the veteran.
- Claimed conditions
- post-traumatic-stress-disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- January 31, 2002
- Citation
- 0201052
This is a plain-language summary generated by AI from a public Board of Veterans’ Appeals decision. It can contain errors — always verify against the original. Search VA.gov for the original decision (opens in a new tab) using citation 0201052.
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: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that new and relevant evidence has been received to readjudicate the claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, which was previously denied. The Veteran's VA provider provided additional stressor information in June 2022, leading to a remand for further verification of these stressors.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's claim for service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder is granted. However, the claim for service connection for diabetes mellitus is denied.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) as there was no credible supporting evidence that either claimed in-service stressor actually occurred.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board has determined that the Veteran does not meet the criteria for a diagnosis of PTSD and finds no evidence linking any current acquired psychiatric disorder to service. Therefore, service connection is denied.
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