The Board has determined that the Veteran's passive aggressive personality disorder is not a disease or injury for which compensation can be awarded, and thus service connection cannot be granted.
The deciding factor: Personality disorders are not diseases or injuries within the meaning of applicable legislation and therefore do not qualify for VA compensation purposes.
- Claimed conditions
- passive aggressive personality disorder
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- March 16, 2012
- Citation
- 1209916
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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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