The Board denied payment of unauthorized medical expenses incurred at Massillon Psychiatric Center due to the veteran's refusal to be transferred to a VA facility, despite the availability of such facilities.
The deciding factor: VA was unable to accept the veteran for treatment under its own internal guidelines due to his state custody and refusal to be transferred.
- Claimed conditions
- undifferentiated-type schizophrenia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- September 24, 2004
- Citation
- 0426662
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What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
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: Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including undifferentiated-type schizophrenia. The issue was not reopened due to a prior denial in 1975.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's undifferentiated-type schizophrenia is productive of occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas, warranting a 70 percent rating.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining SSA records and issuing a supplemental statement of the case (SOC) for certain issues.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board found that the veteran's undifferentiated-type schizophrenia produced considerable impairment in social and industrial adaptability, warranting a 50 percent disability rating.
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