The Board found that the veteran's schizophrenia and post-traumatic stress disorder were not incurred in service, as there was no evidence linking these conditions to her period of active duty. The veteran did not provide credible supporting evidence for her claimed in-service stressors related to sexual assault.
The deciding factor: There is insufficient medical evidence to link the diagnosed conditions to service, and the veteran's claims for PTSD based on personal assault were denied due to lack of corroborating evidence from alternative sources.
- Claimed conditions
- schizophrenia, post-traumatic_stress_disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 30, 2000
- Citation
- 0023059
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What this means for you
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, diagnosed alternatively as schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, and bipolar disorder, due to an inadequate VA examiner's opinion and a failure to fulfill the duty to assist in obtaining relevant medical records.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for an addendum opinion addressing the etiology of the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, to include schizophrenia.
- Remanded (sent back)
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- Granted
The Board granted an effective date of May 28, 1991, for the award of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability.
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