The Veteran's personality disorder is not a disability for VA compensation purposes, and the Board has remanded to determine if his unspecified depressive disorder had its onset in service.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's personality disorder was considered congenital or developmental defect and therefore not a disease or injury under applicable legislation. The Board found that there was no question the Veteran had an acquired psychiatric disability other than a personality disorder, but remanded to determine if his unspecified depressive disorder had its onset in service.
- Claimed conditions
- Personality Disorder, Unspecified Depressive Disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 10, 2019
- Citation
- 19192454
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What this means for you
A remand is not a loss. The Board sent the case back for more development — often a new exam or missing records — before making a final decision. Many remands later end in a grant, and the decision spells out exactly what the Board wanted to see.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including GAD, MDD, unspecified depressive disorder, and panic disorder.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for PTSD, generalized anxiety disorder, unspecified depressive disorder, and unspecified trauma and stressor-related disorder based on new evidence.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, dysthymia, and unspecified depressive disorder, as the evidence did not support a current diagnosis of PTSD or a link between any claimed in-service stressors and the Veteran's current psychiatric conditions.
- Partly granted
The Board denied service connection for a personality disorder and remanded claims for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, and obstructive sleep apnea.
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