The Board denied the claim for an earlier effective date for service connection of schizophrenia, finding that the earliest date of entitlement was June 22, 1994.
The deciding factor: The Board determined that the earliest date of entitlement to service connection for schizophrenia was June 22, 1994, based on the evidence submitted in support of a claim for increased compensation.
- Claimed conditions
- schizophrenia, chronic undifferentiated type
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 19, 2005
- Citation
- 0528137
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What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for schizophrenia, chronic undifferentiated type, to obtain a new medical opinion addressing whether the Veteran's pre-existing schizophrenia was aggravated by his service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for his service-connected schizophrenia, chronic undifferentiated type is being remanded due to the need for new and contemporaneous VA examinations.
- Denied
The Veteran is found incompetent to handle VA funds due to his mental condition, schizophrenia.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case for further development, including obtaining additional medical records and arranging for a VA examination. The veteran's claim for service connection for schizophrenia is being reviewed.
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