The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder including PTSD, finding no current diagnosis of PTSD and that the Veteran's symptoms are adequately addressed by his existing service-connected vascular dementia with depression.
The deciding factor: The VA contract Psychologist did not find a diagnosis of PTSD in the Veteran's case.
- Claimed conditions
- Acquired psychiatric disorder including PTSD, Mild neurocognitive disorder, Alzheimer disease type, Major depressive disorder, recurrent, unspecified
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- November 4, 2021
- Citation
- 21067468
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What this means for you
A final Board denial may be appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, generally within 120 days of the Board mailing date. A Supplemental Claim with new and relevant evidence is a separate option. Another Higher-Level Review of the Board decision is not available. Check your own notice: this historical decision does not set your deadline.
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: Dismissed
The appeal for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, was dismissed as there is no remaining case or controversy for adjudication.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors, including obtaining VA and private treatment records and a medical opinion regarding service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, and sleep apnea are being remanded due to the submission of new and relevant evidence. The Board will consider these issues again after a VA examination is conducted.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD, anxiety disorder and depression was reopened due to new evidence. Service connection for PTSD is now granted with an effective date of July 29, 2014.
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