The Board has determined that the veteran's schizophrenia is service-connected, and he does not have flat feet, a low back disorder, a vision disorder, a throat disorder, a left side injury, or a bilateral ankle disorder.
The deciding factor: The evidence supports the conclusion that the veteran's current psychiatric condition was aggravated by his active duty service, while other conditions are not service-connected due to lack of medical evidence linking them to service.
- Claimed conditions
- schizophrenia, flat feet, low back disorder, vision disorder, throat disorder, left side injury, bilateral ankle disorder
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- August 23, 2005
- Citation
- 0523135
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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.
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