The Board denied the veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including paranoid type schizophrenia in a September 1989 decision. The RO denied claims of entitlement to service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including paranoid type schizophrenia when it issued unappealed rating decisions in March 1998, January 2000, November 2001, and January 2002. Evidence received since the January 2002 final rating decision has been previously considered by the decisionmakers in the denial of the claim of entitlement to service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including paranoid type schizophrenia, and as such is duplicative and redundant.
The deciding factor: The submitted evidence has been previously considered by the decisionmakers and is duplicative and redundant.
- Claimed conditions
- paranoid type schizophrenia, schizo-affective disorder, atypical psychosis
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- February 24, 2006
- Citation
- 0605370
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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: Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for an acquired psychiatric condition to correct a pre-decisional duty-to-assist error, requiring a VA examination.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for a rating in excess of 50 percent for schizo-affective disorder and for TDIU due to additional development being needed. The claims are related, so both must be remanded.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to the need for additional evidence and a new VA examination. The Veteran's claim includes diagnoses of bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, disorganized type, and atypical psychosis.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's service connection claim for paranoid type schizophrenia is granted. The Board has also remanded the issues of left knee disability, CAD, cerebral vascular accident, and hypertension.
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