The Board has determined that the veteran's schizophrenia is presumed to have been incurred in service due to its manifestation within one year of discharge. The veteran's personality disorder is not considered a disease or injury for VA purposes.
The deciding factor: Schizophrenia was diagnosed within one year of the veteran's discharge from active military service, meeting the criteria for presumptive service connection under 38 C.F.R. § 3.307.
- Claimed conditions
- Acquired psychiatric disability (schizophrenia), Personality disorder
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 2, 2001
- Citation
- 0125766
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