The Board has determined that the evidence submitted since the December 1980 RO decision is not new and material, thus denying the veteran's attempts to reopen his claims for service connection for an emotionally unstable personality disorder.
The deciding factor: The provided evidence does not establish a different diagnosis or provide significant new information regarding whether the veteran had other than a personality disorder during active service.
- Claimed conditions
- Emotionally Unstable Personality Disorder
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- June 5, 2003
- Citation
- 0311621
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Decisions by this judge: 504 · Granted: 31% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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 0311621.
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 further development and clarification are needed to address the veteran's claims for PTSD, personality disorder, and upper lip scar. The appeal is being REMANDED to obtain verification of stressors related to PTSD and personal assaults, as well as a clarifying medical opinion regarding the diagnoses and etiology of current psychiatric conditions.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board found that the appellant's diagnosed personality disorders and major depression were not incurred in or aggravated by active service.
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