The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric condition, finding that the Veteran's current psychiatric symptoms are related to his active service and specifically a false-positive HIV test during military service.
The deciding factor: The VA psychologist found no psychological trauma prior to the Veteran's active service but noted the Veteran's mother exhibits similar presentation of psychiatric conditions, concluding it is unrelated to the Veteran's active service. The Board also accepted the Veteran's credible report of experiencing psychological symptoms since his active service and found a nexus between the in-service events and current psychiatric condition.
- Claimed conditions
- Acquired Psychiatric Disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- December 14, 2023
- Citation
- A23036040
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What this means for you
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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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