The Veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disability, including schizoaffective disorder (also claimed as posttraumatic stress disorder and generalized anxiety disorder), was denied because he failed to report to the scheduled VA examination without good cause. As his claim had previously been disallowed in prior final decisions, it is now denied.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's failure to confirm or attend a scheduled VA examination for psychiatric evaluation caused its cancellation, resulting in denial of his service connection claim under 38 C.F.R. § 3.655(b).
- Claimed conditions
- schizoaffective disorder, posttraumatic stress disorder, generalized anxiety disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 14, 2017
- Citation
- 1721972
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