The Board has reopened the veteran's claim for service connection and granted that claim on the merits, finding a psychosis was incurred in active service.
The deciding factor: Medical opinions provided since the last denial have established a link between the current diagnosis of psychosis and military service.
- Claimed conditions
- Psychosis
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 24, 2006
- Citation
- 0601987
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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, to obtain a more comprehensive medical opinion.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the nature and etiology of any diagnosed acquired psychiatric disorder(s) and/or psychoses, other than PTSD. The Veteran must be provided with a new VA examination to determine if his current conditions are related to service or alcohol abuse.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to the Veteran's failure to report for a scheduled exam and issues related to verifying his in-service stressors. The claim will be reconsidered after these matters are addressed.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for degenerative bone or joint disease, psychosis, residuals of a head injury, and residuals of exposure to asbestos and ionizing radiation as there was no evidence of a nexus between any currently diagnosed conditions and his period of active service.
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