The Board found that new and material evidence had been submitted to reopen the claim of service connection for a psychiatric disorder, specifically Generalized Social Phobia. However, the claim was denied as there is no evidence linking this condition to service or service-connected duodenal ulcer disease.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's generalized social phobia was not found to be related to his service-connected duodenal ulcer due to lack of a history of psychiatric complaints during military service and its onset occurring some 17 years after discharge.
- Claimed conditions
- Psychiatric Disorder, Panic Disorder with Agoraphobia
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- September 24, 2012
- Citation
- 1232786
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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: Granted
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for service connection are remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions regarding the onset and relationship of his psychiatric disorder, hypertension, and sleep apnea to his military service.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to an inadequate VA opinion regarding whether a separate psychiatric disorder is superimposed on the Veteran's personality disorder. The case will be reviewed with a new examination to determine if there are any other service-connected conditions.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied service connection for the Veteran's psychiatric disorders, including PTSD, finding that there was no evidence to support a link between his current conditions and his military service.
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