The Board denied the veteran's claim for increased rating of his left shoulder disability, finding that his schizophrenia is not related to service and did not cause any other psychiatric disorder. The Board also found that he does not have a current organic psychiatric disorder due to head injury.
The deciding factor: The preponderance of evidence established that the veteran's schizophrenia was unrelated to his in-service closed head injury and did not result from an organic psychiatric disorder due to head injury.
- Claimed conditions
- Acquired psychiatric disability (schizophrenia)
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- March 18, 2005
- Citation
- 0508061
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to inadequate medical opinions regarding the etiology of the diagnosed conditions. The Veteran's schizophrenia is presumed preexisting, and further examination is needed to determine if it was aggravated by service or natural progression.
- Denied
The Board found that the appellant's schizophrenia did not manifest during his period of active duty for training and is not otherwise related to his service. Therefore, the claim for service connection was denied.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the veteran's schizophrenia is presumed to have been incurred in service due to its manifestation within one year of discharge. The veteran's personality disorder is not considered a disease or injury for VA purposes.
- Granted
The Board of Veterans' Appeals has granted service connection for PTSD and Mood Disorders, both presumed conditions under the PACT Act.
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