The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder, finding that a personality disorder is not a disease or injury within the meaning of applicable legislation and therefore cannot be granted.
The deciding factor: A personality disorder is not a disease or injury within the meaning of 38 U.S.C.A. § 1110 and 38 C.F.R. § 4.9, 4.127, and service connection cannot be granted for this type of condition.
- Claimed conditions
- schizotypal personality disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 23, 2006
- Citation
- 0608346
What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
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