The Board has determined that the veteran's initial symptoms of paranoid schizophrenia occurred during his military service, and thus grants service connection for this condition.
The deciding factor: The evidence shows that the veteran experienced schizoid and delusional symptomatology related to his work in the military intelligence community, which he attributes to stress from his service. The VA physicians found a link between his military service and his psychiatric disorder.
- Claimed conditions
- Acquired psychiatric disorder (paranoid schizophrenia)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 31, 2003
- Citation
- 0301995
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board found that the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including paranoid schizophrenia, did not have its onset during active service and is not otherwise related to his military service. The preponderance of evidence does not support a finding in favor of service connection.
- Denied
The Board finds that the Veteran's current acquired psychiatric disorder, including paranoid schizophrenia, is not related to his military service.
- Denied
The Board has determined that new and material evidence has not been received to reopen the claim for service connection of an acquired psychiatric disorder, as the Veteran's contentions are cumulative and not credible.
- Granted
The Board of Veterans' Appeals has determined that the veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, specifically paranoid schizophrenia, first manifested during his active military service and grants service connection for this condition.
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