The Board has determined that the veteran's current psychiatric disability, including schizophrenia and PTSD, is service-connected due to combat exposure in Vietnam. The skin disorder was not shown during service or for many years thereafter, and there is no evidence linking it to active service.
The deciding factor: Service connection granted based on combat exposure in Vietnam leading to chronic acquired psychiatric disabilities (schizophrenia, major depression, PTSD). Skin disorder not established as service-connected due to lack of evidence connecting it to service.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic acquired psychiatric disability, chronic skin disorder
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Gulf War
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 28, 2000
- Citation
- 0002322
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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