The Veteran's claim for eligibility for VA medical treatment for a psychosis or mental illness under 38 U.S.C. 1702 was denied as the condition did not develop within two years of his separation from service.
The deciding factor: The earliest signs of paranoid delusions were found in June 2009, over nine years following the Veteran's service.
- Claimed conditions
- Psychosis (delusional disorder), Other mental illness
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 9, 2018
- Citation
- 1814588
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