The Board has found that new and material evidence has been submitted sufficient to reopen the veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for a back condition. The issue of an increased rating for schizophrenia remains pending, as does the claim for TDIU based on multiple disabilities.
The deciding factor: The decision is mixed because the claims for reopening the back condition claim and for an increased rating for schizophrenia are granted, while the claim for TDIU is denied due to lack of schedular ratings.
- Claimed conditions
- back condition, schizophrenia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 16, 2001
- Citation
- 0126477
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What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for a back condition, finding no evidence of a nexus between the in-service incident and the current disability.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for back, left wrist, left and right knee, and left and right shoulder conditions due to missing personnel records and an inadequate VA medical opinion.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for a back condition, finding that the evidence does not support a causal relationship between the Veteran's current back disability and his active-duty service.
- Partly granted
The Board granted an increased 40 percent rating for the Veteran's service-connected back condition from June 19, 2024, and denied service connection for migraine headaches.
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