The Board finds that the veteran does not have a current psychiatric disability other than PTSD, and there is no evidence linking any such condition to service. As a result, the claim for service connection is denied.
The deciding factor: There is no medical evidence showing a current diagnosis of a psychiatric disability other than PTSD during or within one year after service, nor has it been established that any such disability was incurred in service.
- Claimed conditions
- psychiatric disability other than PTSD
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- September 1, 2005
- Citation
- 0524143
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What this means for you
A final Board denial may be appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, generally within 120 days of the Board mailing date. A Supplemental Claim with new and relevant evidence is a separate option. Another Higher-Level Review of the Board decision is not available. Check your own notice: this historical decision does not set your deadline.
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: Dismissed
The veteran withdrew all claims pending before the Board of Veterans' Appeals, and as such, the appeals for initial ratings and service connection were dismissed.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The veteran's claim for PTSD was denied, but the claim for another psychiatric disability was remanded for further examination.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted service connection for a left knee disability, but denied service connection for a psychiatric disability other than PTSD. The decision is based on the evidence showing that the Veteran's current left knee pain had its onset in service and resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for vision disability, right hand disability, back disability, left knee disability, right knee disability, PTSD, psychiatric disability other than PTSD, and memory loss due to insufficient evidence.
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