The Board denied service connection for an innocently acquired psychiatric disorder, including enuresis. The issues of service connection for a bilateral hip disorder, knee condition, ankle condition, and Crohn's disease as secondary to the hip condition are pending.
The deciding factor: Service connection was not granted due to lack of evidence showing that the current psychiatric disorder is related to service or any other event/condition during service.
- Claimed conditions
- Mixed Personality Disorder, Enuresis (Life-long)
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- November 7, 2007
- Citation
- 0735144
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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).
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
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- Whole decision: Granted
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- Whole decision: Denied
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