The Board vacated the July 23, 2003 decision due to administrative error and denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including schizophrenia.
The deciding factor: Due to denial of due process, the Board found that the July 23, 2003 decision was vacated as it did not consider evidence submitted prior to its issuance.
- Claimed conditions
- schizophrenia, undifferentiated type
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 31, 2003
- Citation
- 0329828
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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.
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- Denied
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- Granted
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