The Board has determined that the evidence submitted since the April 1986 rating decision is not new and material, and therefore the veteran's service connection claim for an acquired psychiatric disability, to include schizophrenia, remains denied.
The deciding factor: The evidence received did not provide a significant change in the outcome of the case as it pertained to whether there was new and material evidence to reopen the claim.
- Claimed conditions
- Acquired psychiatric disability, to include schizophrenia
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- November 27, 2007
- Citation
- 0737203
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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: Partly granted
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