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 assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 4, 2003
- Citation
- 0318812
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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
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Dismissed
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- Denied
The application to revise a June 2017 rating decision, based on clear and unmistakable error (CUE), which denied service connection for psychosis, was denied.
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