The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a psychiatric condition, alcoholism, and residuals of a motor vehicle accident secondary to alcoholism. The appeals were based on allegations that these conditions were related to military service or service-connected disabilities.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support a finding of service connection for any of the claimed conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- psychiatric condition, alcoholism
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- April 28, 2009
- Citation
- 0915932
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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 has decided to remand the case due to insufficient evidence regarding whether the Veteran's alcoholism is secondary to his service-connected adjustment disorder with anxiety and depression.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's motion to revise an August 2009 rating decision denying service connection for alcoholism (also claimed as depression) on the basis of clear and unmistakable error (CUE), finding no CUE in the original decision.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Board dismissed the Veteran's claim for service connection and appropriate rating for a psychiatric condition as there was no outstanding request to reopen the previously denied claim, and thus no unresolved claim exists.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Board has dismissed the Veteran's appeals for service connection of various psychiatric conditions, including substance abuse condition, alcoholism, bipolar disorder, schizoaffective disorder, and severe depression.
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