The Board has dismissed the claim of entitlement to service connection for delirium as it is encompassed by the grant of service connection for PTSD.
The deciding factor: Delirium falls under the scope of an acquired psychiatric condition, such as PTSD and depression, which was already granted in a previous decision.
- Claimed conditions
- delirium
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- March 15, 2021
- Citation
- 21014779
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What this means for you
A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot. It says more about procedure than about whether a claim like this can win.
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).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Granted
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- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's anxiety disorder is found to have started during service and has continued since, meeting the criteria for service connection.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The appeal seeking to reopen a service connection claim for diabetes mellitus on the basis of new and material evidence is dismissed.,The appeal seeking service connection for hyperlipidemia is dismissed.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that additional development is needed to address the service connection claims for residuals of encephalopathy, dementia, delirium, Alzheimer’s disease, and acute alcoholism. The TDIU and SMC claims are also remanded as they may be impacted by these service connection decisions.
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