The Board has determined that the veteran's personality disorder is not a disease for which service connection may be granted, but his delusional disorder was incurred in peacetime service.
The deciding factor: The examiner stated that it was not possible to diagnose an individual without a direct examination and that the veteran seemed to have gotten along reasonably well for a time in the service and then began to deteriorate suggesting this was a new onset of an illness.
- Claimed conditions
- Personality Disorder, Delusional Disorder
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 12, 2002
- Citation
- 0203379
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What this means for you
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date and increased rating for other specified trauma-related disorder was denied. The Board found that the May 1974 denial of service connection for a personality disorder did not address a reasonable raised claim for depression, which is related to the same period.
- Granted
The Veteran's claim for PTSD has been granted, and the claims for personality disorder and panic/anxiety disorder have been remanded due to new evidence.
- Granted
The Veteran's claim for SMC based on aid and attendance is granted as of April 16, 2020 due to his service-connected delusional disorder.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to the hearing being cancelled and a need for additional clarification of his mental health condition. A VA examination is required to determine the nature and etiology of any diagnosed conditions, including PTSD.
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