The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, claimed as schizophrenia, finding that there was no evidence linking his current diagnosis of chronic undifferentiated schizophrenia to his military service.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the veteran's current psychiatric symptoms were not related to his military service and did not have a medical nexus between his in-service personality disorder and his post-service schizophrenia.
- Claimed conditions
- Acquired Psychiatric Disorder (claimed as Schizophrenia)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 13, 2005
- Citation
- 0527634
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board has reopened the veteran's claim and granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, claimed as schizophrenia, based on new evidence provided by the veteran.
- Denied
The Board found that the veteran's pre-existing psychiatric disorder (claimed as schizophrenia) was not aggravated by her brief period of military service, and thus denied her claim for service connection.
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