The Board has determined that the cause of the veteran's death, multiple injuries due to suicide, was caused by his pre-existing schizo-affective disorder with paranoid features and major depression with psychotic features, which were aggravated or made manifest as a result of his Vietnam experiences.
The deciding factor: Dr. Sheridan opined that the veteran's primary diagnosis was schizophrenia, which he felt had its onset during service and was aggravated by his war experience.
- Claimed conditions
- Multiple Injuries, Schizo-affective Disorder with Paranoid Features, Major Depression with Psychotic Features
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 6, 2005
- Citation
- 0500371
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