The Board has determined that the effective date for the grant of service connection for psychosis, not otherwise specified, should be March 30, 1996, which is the day following the veteran's separation from active duty.
The deciding factor: The veteran's psychiatric disorder began in service and was the basis for his medical discharge. The exception to the general rule regarding the effective date applies because the claim was received within one year of separation from service.
- Claimed conditions
- psychosis, not otherwise specified
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- August 4, 2003
- Citation
- 0318812
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and related conditions, due to a lack of credible supporting evidence for the claimed in-service stressors.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's claim for service connection for schizophrenia, paranoid type, psychosis, not otherwise specified, and schizoaffective disorder, bipolar type, was reopened due to the submission of new evidence. The claims were then granted as his symptoms manifested within one year of separation from service.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, has been reopened and granted. The Board found that the evidence now submitted raises a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claim.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board found that the Veteran's psychosis, not otherwise specified, did not have its onset during service or is related to service. The claim was reopened based on new evidence but still denied.
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