BVA Decisions on Psychiatric
184 real veterans-appeals decisions on VA disability claims involving psychiatric — Board of Veterans' Appeals decisions and U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims (CAVC) decisions, each labeled with its court. Each links to the full decision, reasoning, and citations.
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CAVCCase 93-1220 — Affirmed / Vacated / Remanded August 1, 1996In a September 1978 BVA decision, the Board denied service connection for a back disability....
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CAVCCase 01-345 — Vacated June 27, 2003STEINBERG, Judge: The appellant, through counsel, seeks review of a November 17, 2000, decision of the Board of Veterans' Appeals (BVA or Board) that concluded that new and materia...
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CAVCCase 94-661 — Denied / Reversed / Vacated March 7, 1997In order to conduct meaningful research, the veteran must provide the "who, what, where[,] and when" of each stressor....
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CAVCCase 95-984 — Dismissed June 14, 2001Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (Federal Circuit) affirmed the Court's decision that the November 1972 VARO decision did not contain CUE, but remanded the matter to determ...
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CAVCCase 97-1534 — Vacated February 17, 1999STEINBERG, Judge: The appellant, veteran Joe Elkins, appeals through counsel a May 6, 1997, decision of the Board of Veterans' Appeals (Board or BVA) that determined that new and m...
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CAVCCase 90-0818 — Unknown April 12, 1995In a July 1988 decision, the RO determined that the veteran had not submitted new and material evidence to reopen his claim because no medical records had shown a right-leg injury ...
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CAVCCase 94-1080 — Affirmed / Granted / Vacated November 26, 1996Subsequently, the RO and then the Board denied service connection for residuals of a head injury....
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CAVCCase 92-1347 — Affirmed June 21, 1994Glynn, had not submitted new and material evidence regarding his claim for service connection for a back condition, and thus refused to reopen this previously and finally denied cl...
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CAVCCase 91-1082 — Vacated March 22, 1993The Board concluded that there was no evidence of MS in service or within the seven-year period for establishing service connection for MS on a presumptive basis (see 38 U....
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CAVCCase 93-388 — Affirmed / Vacated December 13, 1994Duran, appeals from a January 28, 1993, decision of the Board of Veterans' Appeals (BVA or Board) which determined that since he had failed to submit new and material evidence rega...
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CAVCCase 93-644 — Dismissed / Affirmed / Vacated / Remanded April 14, 1995In February 1987, the RO confirmed its October 1986 denial of service connection for heart disease, finding that the evidence submitted was "not new and material"....
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CAVCCase 93-1111 — Affirmed / Vacated / Denied / Reversed / Remanded June 26, 1995A February 2, 1988, VA letter, notifying the veteran that her appeal period had expired and that new and material evidence was needed to reopen her claim, was sent to her at the Wa...
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CAVCCase 95-232 — Reversed October 1, 1996An August 1986 RO decision stated that "no new and material evidence [had been] submitted which would warrant reversal of prior denial....
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CAVCCase 90-1330 — Affirmed September 18, 1992The appellant was advised that in order to reopen his claim, he "must submit new and material evidence....
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CAVCCase 94-322 — Remanded May 14, 1996A July 1992 RO decision on remand from the Board concluded that the evidence of record 7 did not "establish that [the appellant] met the definition of insanity as provided in 38 C....
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BVACase 240530-443263 — Denied / Remanded April 15, 2025Establishing service connection generally requires (1) evidence of a current disability; (2) evidence of in-service incurrence or aggravation of a disease or injury; and (3) eviden...
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CAVCCase 92-144 — Granted / Affirmed October 7, 1993MANKIN, Judge: Joe Elkins appeals the October 16, 1991, Board of Veterans' Appeals (BVA or Board) decision which determined that new and material evidence had not been submitted to...
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BVACase 14-2811 — DeniedKisor’s case, the Board concluded that two ser- vice department records, which were received in 2006 and 2007, were not “relevant” under the regulation because they did not pertain...
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BVACase 23029996 — Dismissed / Denied / Granted / Remanded May 23, 2023The additional documentation submitted since the September 2009 rating decision is new and material and raises a reasonable possibility of substantiating the Veteran's claim of ser...
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CAVCCase 04-0140 — Affirmed September 11, 2006In May 1982, a VA regional office (RO) denied him entitlement to service connection for his heart-related conditions on the grounds that there was no evidence in his service medica...
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CAVCCase 91-1682 — Vacated / Denied March 12, 1993Because the Court concludes that the BVA failed to fulfill its statutory duty to assist appellant in developing his claim for service connection for PTSD pursuant to 38 U....
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CAVCCase 99-132 — Affirmed / Vacated / Remanded / Dismissed August 16, 2000In May 1970, a VA regional office (VARO) determined that the appellant's schizophrenia was not related to his military service....
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CAVCCase 95-310 — Remanded / Denied / Vacated November 10, 1998sychiatric disorder, including post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD); the Board also concluded that new and material evidence had not been presented or secured to reopen his previo...
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CAVCCase 97-828 — Granted / Denied / Vacated March 30, 1999In the 1997 BVA decision here on appeal, the Board denied the PTSD claim because it was "based on noncombat-related unverified stressors", and because corroboration of an in-servic...
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CAVCCase 90-1511 — Affirmed / Remanded / Reversed / Vacated March 31, 1994The appellant claims that the BVA erred in determining that the severity of his condition had not increased, and that the Board failed to address his entitlement to a higher rating...
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BVACase 20005180 — Granted / Denied / Remanded September 24, 202414-09 226A DATE: September 24, 2024 ORDER New and material evidence having been received, the claim of service connection for a low back disorder is reopened and to this extent onl...
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BVACase 230405-336506 — Denied / Granted / Remanded October 7, 2025The Board must assess the credibility and weight of all the evidence, including the medical evidence, to determine its probative value, accounting for the evidence which it finds t...
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CAVCCase 01-1917 — Remanded / Affirmed / Vacated / Granted March 3, 2006§ 7261(b)(2), lead to the following conclusions: (1) In Dingess, the Board erred in not providing adequate notice on how to substantiate a TDIU claim, and, applying the rule of pre...
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BVACase 20-3886 — UnknownBe- cause we find no legal error in the Veterans Court’s interpretation of its standard of review and the benefit of the doubt rule, we affirm....
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CAVCCase 96-1624 — Affirmed July 21, 1998The Board concluded that the veteran did not suffer from any disability as a result of the administration of LSD-25....
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CAVCCase 90-178 — Affirmed / Vacated November 12, 1991The rating board denied service connection for a nervous condition because there was no evidence of 3 treatment for a nervous condition in service....
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CAVCCase 90-540 — Affirmed / Remanded February 7, 1992We find that the Veterans' Administration (now the Department of Veterans Affairs) (VA) breached its statutory duty to assist the veteran because it failed to try to obtain psychia...
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CAVCCase 96-1695 — Denied / Affirmed October 30, 1998The RO declined to reopen the claim, finding that new and material evidence had not been introduced and that PTSD was not noted in the record....
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BVACase 23012576 — Denied / Granted / Remanded March 1, 2023New and material evidence has not been received to reopen a claim of entitlement to service connection for chronic migraine headaches, and the claim to reopen is denied....
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CAVCCase 03-1208 — Granted / Vacated / Remanded / Affirmed January 25, 2006Forcier's appeal from a June 13, 2003, Board of Veterans' Appeals (Board) decision in which the Board denied his claim for service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder....
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CAVCCase 97-2180 — Denied / Affirmed February 17, 1999FARLEY, Judge: This is an appeal from an October 1, 1997, decision of the Board of Veterans' Appeals (BVA or Board) which, inter alia, (1) found that new and material evidence had ...
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CAVCCase 96-1574 — Affirmed / Denied November 16, 1998In a November 3, 1973, BVA decision, the Board determined that "[t]he veteran does not have an identifiable disease entity involving the low back, thighs[,] and legs related to the...
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CAVCCase 90-1306 — Affirmed / Granted / Denied April 28, 1993chronic psychiatric disorder, panic disorder, was first manifested many years after service and is not related to service....
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BVACase 23063112 — Dismissed / Granted / Remanded November 29, 2023New and material evidence has been received sufficient to reopen a previously denied claim for service connection of a respiratory condition, to include allergic rhinitis and sinus...
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CAVCCase 02-1012 — Remanded / Vacated September 3, 2004Army Environmental Support Group (ESG) informed the RO that both Chu Lai and Landing Zone English were attacked in 1967, but that, in order for the ESG to provide further research ...
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CAVCCase 90-960 — Granted / Affirmed / Denied / Vacated / Remanded September 29, 1992Post-traumatic Stress Disorder When a veteran presents a well-grounded claim for service connection, the Secretary has a duty to assist the veteran in developing the facts pertinen...
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CAVCCase 01-1865 — Affirmed August 27, 2004KRAMER, Chief Judge: The appellant, through counsel, appeals an October 3, 2001, Board of Veterans' Appeals (Board or BVA) decision in which the Board denied an effective date prio...
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CAVCCase 98-354 — Reversed May 12, 2000In the January 1998 BVA decision here on appeal, the Board denied the veteran's claim for CUE in the April 1977 RO decision....
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BVACase 23038858 — Granted / Denied / Remanded July 13, 202319-09 657 DATE: July 13, 2023 ORDER New and material evidence having been received, the claim of service connection for adjustment disorder is reopened and to this extent only, the...
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CAVCCase 93-493 — Vacated February 4, 1994§ 5107(a), that "the facts relevant to the issue on appeal have been properly and adequately developed", and that VA had complied with its statutory duty to assist....
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CAVCCase 92-1372 — Vacated / Affirmed December 14, 1993Additionally in 1984, the RO denied reopening of appellant's claim for malnutrition based on no new and material evidence, and denied service connection in the first instance for n...
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CAVCCase 90-222 — Affirmed / Remanded / Vacated April 24, 1992The rating board concluded: "Veteran is not shown to be unemployable primarily because of [service-connected] condition....
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CAVCCase 93-1222 — Affirmed December 9, 1998The appellant alleges in his statement of the issues (1) that the Board erred by failing to remand the heart condition claim to a VA regional office (VARO) to obtain additional med...
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BVACase 25002467 — Denied February 20, 2025Thus, the Board finds that VA has satisfied the duty to assist....
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DecisionCase 25014217 — Granted / Vacated November 20, 2025The effective date of an award based upon receipt of new and material evidence after a final disallowance will be the date of receipt of the new claim or the date entitlement arose...
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CAVCCase 96-1596 — Granted / Affirmed September 8, 1998FARLEY, Judge: This is an appeal from an October 16, 1996, decision of the Board of Veterans' Appeals (BVA or Board) which found that the veteran had failed to submit new and mater...
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DecisionCase 23030797 — Granted / Remanded May 25, 202319-12304A DATE: May 25, 2023 ORDER New and material evidence has been received to reopen a previously denied claim of entitlement to service connection for hypothyroidism....
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CAVCCase 99-1390 — Affirmed August 20, 2002In the BVA decision presently on appeal, the Board found that because a September 1988 RO decision had denied service connection for PTSD (R....
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BVACase 06-1943 — GrantedGambill’s case, the Board concluded that the examiner who conducted the consultation examination “did not adequately address the etiology of [Mr....
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DecisionCase 24016401 — Denied April 17, 202416-34 356 DATE: April 17, 2024 ORDER New and material evidence has not been received; the petition to reopen a previously denied claim for service connection for a hiatal hernia is...
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CAVCCase 90-1540 — Reversed / Remanded February 9, 1993The hearing officer concluded that the evidence submitted subsequent to the 1953 Board decision was not considered new and material, and that the prior rating decision was "not fou...
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BVACase 200901-107174 — Granted / Denied / Remanded March 26, 2024The Veteran was notified of the denial in an October 2016 letter and did not initiate an appeal or submit new and material evidence within one year....
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CAVCCase 91-861 — Vacated March 22, 1993The Court holds that appellant did not submit new and material evidence to warrant the reopening of his claim which had been the subject of previous final denials....
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BVACase 210331-149581 — Granted / Remanded / Vacated March 14, 2023Service connection may be granted directly as a result of disease or injury incurred in service based on nexus using a three-element test: (1) the existence of a present disability...
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CAVCCase 91-2162 — Affirmed April 16, 1993McIntosh appeals from a November 1, 1991, decision of the Board of Veterans' Appeals (BVA or Board) which declined to reopen his previously disallowed claim for service connection ...
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BVACase 19-5212 — AffirmedThe Board reached that conclu- sion because, although it recognized that a veteran is entitled to the benefit of the doubt “where the evidence is in approximate balance,” it found ...
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BVACase 23006286 — Denied / Remanded February 1, 2023The Veteran's cervical spine disability is not related to his active service....
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BVACase 23035794 — Denied June 23, 2023Addressing the Concerns of the January 2020 Joint Motion The January 2020 Joint Motion in this case states: "The parties agree that remand is required in this case because the Boar...
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BVACase 230316-331429 — Denied July 17, 2025The May 2000 notification that her pension claim was granted also noted that the Veteran's death was not related to a service-connected disease or injury....
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CAVCCase 91-1535 — Reversedheld that: (1) claims were properly reopened; (2) remand was required for assignment of disability rating for reopened nervous disorder claim; and (3) Board's finding that five-yea...
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CAVCCase 93-62 — Affirmed / Vacated / Remanded January 26, 1995In November 1982, the Board denied, on the following grounds, service connection for the veteran's heart disorder: Examinations prior to 1979 had not found evidence of left-side he...
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BVACase 190916-30775 — Granted / Denied / Remanded May 1, 2024The rating of ten percent for right index finger scarring from July 31, 2006, to July 26, 2016, was not clearly erroneous, has already been restored, and since July 26, 2016, the r...
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BVACase 94-32376 — Denied / RemandedThis case presents the question of what procedures the Department of Veterans Affairs (“VA”) must follow when the Board of Veterans’ Appeals (“Board”) directs the VA regional offic...
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CAVCCase 98-572 — Affirmed / Granted December 19, 2002The following month, the RO informed the appellant by letter that new and material evidence was required to reopen his claim that was denied by the RO on February 24, 1981....
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CAVCCase 94-883 — Unknown September 12, 1996In the June 29, 1994, BVA decision here on appeal, the Board found that the claim was well grounded but denied entitlement to service connection for PTSD....
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CAVCCase 94-1194 — Affirmed June 12, 1996NEBEKER, Chief Judge: The appellant, Virgil Butler, appeals an August 8, 1994, Board of Veterans' Appeals (Board or BVA) decision finding that he had not submitted new and material...
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BVACase 221110-294734 — Denied / Granted / Remanded December 20, 2024The Board must assess the credibility and weight of all the evidence, including the medical evidence, to determine its probative value, accounting for the evidence which it finds t...
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CAVCCase 91-482 — Denied / Affirmed July 7, 1992Taking note of its earlier adverse decisions in 1986, 1987 and 1988, the Board found that evidence submitted by the veteran subsequent to the September 1988, decision "does not adv...
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BVACase 02-1524 — VacatedThe Board denied his claim in 1987, finding that his service medical records were negative for any manifestations of psychiatric problems and that a psychiatric disability was not ...
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CAVCCase 04-0093 — Remanded / Vacated November 15, 2006A medical board found him medically unfit for further military duty and recommended that he be referred to a physical evaluation board and transferred to a VA hospital....
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CAVCCase 93-228 — Vacated / Remanded March 8, 1994Additionally, "the Board failed to consider and discuss lay evidence of appellant's apparent personality change pre- and post-service," and "fail[ed] to provide reasons or bases fo...
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CAVCCase 95-1082 — Remanded / Reversed / Vacated June 23, 1999te for the assignment of a 50% schedular rating for service-connected PCS (claim 2), and found that new and material evidence had not been presented to reopen a previously and fina...
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CAVCCase 90-1544 — Vacated October 4, 1993171 (1991), and (b) a discussion of the benefit of the doubt standard under 38 U....
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CAVCCase 92-473 — Unknown February 16, 1994The appellant contends that the BVA failed to support its decision with sufficient reasons or bases, and that the Secretary failed to fulfill his duty to assist....
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CAVCCase 90-1394 — Vacated / Remanded January 13, 1993A January 31, 1977, rating decision found that this evidence was not new and material evidence so as to reopen the veteran's claim....