38 CFR Part 3, Service Connection

38 CFR § 3.384

Psychosis

Comes up wherever another rule uses the term psychosis, such as time limits or presumptions that apply specifically to psychotic disorders.

How the Board actually uses this section

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42.3%

granted at least one issue

2,990

published decisions citing it

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The conditions it decides

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Posttraumatic stress disorder (DC 9411)1,407about this conditionMajor depressive disorder (DC 9434)583about this conditionSchizophrenia (DC 9201)286about this conditionOther specified and unspecified schizophrenia spectrum and other psychotic disorders (DC 9210)148about this conditionSchizoaffective disorder (DC 9211)122about this conditionOther specified anxiety disorder (DC 9410)116about this conditionBipolar disorder (DC 9432)101about this condition

What this regulation says, in plain English

This section defines psychosis by listing the specific DSM-5 diagnoses that count: brief psychotic disorder, delusional disorder, psychotic disorder due to another medical condition, other specified schizophrenia spectrum disorder, schizoaffective disorder, schizophrenia, schizophreniform disorder, and substance or medication induced psychotic disorder.

Read the full text of 38 CFR § 3.384

This text was last amended by VA on December 14, 2016. We check it against eCFR every week.

For purposes of this part, the term “psychosis” means any of the following disorders listed in the American Psychiatric Association's Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition (DSM-5) (see § 4.125 for availability information):

(a) Brief Psychotic Disorder; #

(b) Delusional Disorder; #

(c) Psychotic Disorder Due to Another Medical Condition; #

(d) Other Specified Schizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychotic Disorder; #

(e) Schizoaffective Disorder; #

(f) Schizophrenia; #

(g) Schizophreniform Disorder; and #

(h) Substance/Medication-Induced Psychotic Disorder. #

(Authority: 38 U.S.C. 501(a))

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