The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disability, finding that there was no evidence of an acquired psychiatric disorder in service and concluding that any current psychiatric condition is not related to service.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran did not have an acquired psychiatric disorder during service and that his current diagnosis of psychosis, not otherwise specified, is not linked to service.
- Claimed conditions
- psychosis, not otherwise specified
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- December 3, 2009
- Citation
- 0946077
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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: Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and related conditions, due to a lack of credible supporting evidence for the claimed in-service stressors.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's claim for service connection for schizophrenia, paranoid type, psychosis, not otherwise specified, and schizoaffective disorder, bipolar type, was reopened due to the submission of new evidence. The claims were then granted as his symptoms manifested within one year of separation from service.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, has been reopened and granted. The Board found that the evidence now submitted raises a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claim.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board found that the Veteran's psychosis, not otherwise specified, did not have its onset during service or is related to service. The claim was reopened based on new evidence but still denied.
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