The Board denied service connection for PTSD and paranoid schizophrenia, finding no link between the veteran's current symptoms and his claimed in-service stressors.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not establish a link between the veteran's current psychiatric symptoms and any in-service stressor, including witnessing his friend being killed by military police.
- Claimed conditions
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Paranoid Schizophrenia
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 24, 2002
- Citation
- 0208299
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What this means for you
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- Partly granted
The Veteran was granted an initial rating of 70 percent for service-connected paranoid schizophrenia and a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) effective July 1, 2020.
- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected paranoid schizophrenia, secondary to TBI, qualifies for special monthly compensation (SMC) based on a greater need for aid and attendance.
- Partly granted
The Board granted a rating of 50 percent for PTSD and paranoid schizophrenia from November 15, 2004, to May 12, 2022, but denied an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection.
- Denied
The Board denied a disability rating in excess of 50 percent prior to October 28, 2014, and in excess of 70 percent from October 28, 2014, to September 11, 2019, for the Veteran's major depressive disorder with eating disorder and PTSD.
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