The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for psychiatric/cognitive disability, finding that there was no credible evidence of any psychiatric or cognitive disability during his active duty and concluding that it is not related to service.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran did not experience any psychiatric disability, including PTSD, at any time since his service connection claim was received in September 2014. The VA examinations and opinions provided no evidence of a relationship between the claimed disability and service.
- Claimed conditions
- psychiatric/cognitive disability, major neurocognitive disorder, probable Alzheimer's disease, vascular with behavioral disturbance
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- February 15, 2023
- Citation
- 23009809
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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).
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- Whole decision: Granted
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
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- Whole decision: Partly granted
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