The Board has denied the veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disability, finding that there is no competent medical evidence showing a diagnosis of a compensable psychiatric disorder during his active duty.
The deciding factor: The preponderance of the evidence does not show any diagnoses or treatment for any other psychiatric disorders except borderline personality disorder, which was diagnosed after discharge and not related to service.
- Claimed conditions
- borderline personality disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 7, 2005
- Citation
- 0502922
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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.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric condition, including PTSD, borderline personality disorder, and alcohol use disorder, resolving reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor.
- Partly granted
The veteran's claim for service connection for borderline personality disorder was denied. The claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder other than insomnia or a personality disorder, to include psychosis and depression, is being sent back for further review.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for higher ratings and effective dates are being remanded due to a duty-to-assist error in not obtaining private treatment records from Blessing Hospital and Blessing Physician Services Behavioral Health. The TDIU claim is also remanded as it affects the DEA eligibility claim.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeals for a proposed reduction in her disability rating from 100 percent to 70 percent and the discontinuance of special monthly compensation based on housebound status have been dismissed.
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