The Board has determined that the Veteran's current acquired psychiatric disorders, including delusional disorder, paranoid delusional disorder/system, and psychosis NOS, are related to his service. The evidence supports this conclusion.
The deciding factor: The medical opinions provided a nexus between the Veteran's in-service symptoms and his current diagnoses of an acquired psychiatric disorder.
- Claimed conditions
- delusional disorder, jealous/persecutory type, paranoid delusional disorder/system, delusional disorder, mixed type, psychosis not otherwise specified (NOS)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- September 9, 2011
- Citation
- 1133558
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What this means for you
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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)
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