The Board has determined that new and material evidence has not been submitted to reopen the claim of entitlement to service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including degenerative dementia with depression.
The deciding factor: The newly submitted evidence does not include any information demonstrating a chronic disability during service or within the first post-service year, nor does it provide a nexus between the current psychiatric disorders and service.
- Claimed conditions
- degenerative dementia with depression, dysthymic disorder, delusional disorder, persecutory type, schizoid personality disorder, antisocial personality disorder, delusional disorder by history, paranoid schizophrenia
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- October 6, 2010
- Citation
- 1037830
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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: Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal has been dismissed as the appellant, through his representative, withdrew the appeal prior to a decision being made.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's schizoid personality disorder is currently rated at 70 percent and has been granted a 100 percent rating for the entire period on appeal.,The Veteran is also granted TDIU based on his service-connected schizoid personality disorder.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim of entitlement to a higher rating for his anxiety disorder is remanded due to the need for additional medical examination and opinion. The effective date for service connection remains denied.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including conversion disorder with attacks or seizures, unspecified depressive and anxiety disorders. The Veteran's conditions are related to his military service.
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