The Board has determined that the Veteran's delusional disorder and unspecified personality disorder are not related to his military service, thus denying his claim for service connection.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found no evidence of an acquired psychiatric disability during active service and opined that any current mental health condition pre-existed service. The Board did not find the Veteran's lay statements credible regarding the onset of his conditions during service.
- Claimed conditions
- delusional disorder, unspecified personality disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 8, 2020
- Citation
- 20024018
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- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew his appeal for service connection for an unspecified personality disorder.
- Dismissed
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- Denied
Prior to June 24, 2024, the Veteran's unspecified depressive disorder, unspecified anxiety disorder, and unspecified personality disorder symptoms have more closely approximated occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity. His symptoms have not approximated total occupational and social impairment.,From June 24, 2024, the Veteran's unspecified depressive disorder, unspecified anxiety disorder, and unspecified personality disorder symptoms have more closely approximated occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas such as work, school, family relations, judgment, thinking, or mood. His symptoms have not approximated total occupational and social impairment.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for readjudication and further development, as new evidence was received after prior final denials that may prove or disprove either the diagnosis or nexus element of the claims.
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