The Veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disability was denied in February 2003. He submitted a new claim on June 21, 2004, and the VA granted service connection for delusional disorder, persecutory type, effective from that date.
The deciding factor: The effective date is set at the date of receipt of the claim to reopen due to the finality of previous determinations.
- Claimed conditions
- delusional disorder, persecutory type
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- August 10, 2011
- Citation
- 1129500
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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: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development and readjudication of her claims, including the issue of an increased rating for service-connected depressive disorders. The TDIU claim remains pending.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for additional development of evidence, including obtaining in-service mental health treatment records and personnel file. The VA will also provide a psychiatric examination to determine if his current delusional disorder had its onset during service.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for delusional disorder, persecutory type is being remanded due to issues related to clear and unmistakable error (CUE) in previous rating decisions.
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