The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a personality disorder, an acquired psychiatric disability to include a depressive disorder, and a bilateral foot disorder. The decision found that these conditions were not disabilities for which VA compensation benefits may be awarded.
The deciding factor: Personality disorders are not diseases or injuries for which service connection may be granted under VA regulations.
- Claimed conditions
- personality disorder, acquired psychiatric disability to include a not otherwise specified depressive disorder, bilateral foot disorder to include heel spurs and pain and plantar fasciitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 3, 2004
- Citation
- 0405724
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for major depression, personality disorder, and severe anxiety due to an inadequate VA examination and opinion.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection and increased ratings, finding that the evidence did not support a compensable disability rating or service connection for any of the claimed conditions.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the matter for a new VA examination to ensure all mental health conditions are considered.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the matter for an additional examination to confirm all diagnoses of current psychiatric disorders and obtain etiology opinions that consider the Veteran's personality disorder.
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