The Board denied the appellant's claims for DIC based on service connection for the cause of the veteran's death or continuous receipt of a total disability rating for ten years prior to his death. The RO assigned January 7, 1989 as the effective date due to VA hospitalization beginning that day.
The deciding factor: The veteran was rated at 100% disabling from January 7, 1989 and had a total disability rating for approximately eight years prior to his death. The RO assigned this effective date based on the veteran's VA hospitalization starting on that date.
- Claimed conditions
- schizophrenia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- July 30, 2001
- Citation
- 0119593
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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- 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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