The Board found that the appellant's pre-existing paranoid schizophrenia existed prior to his military service and was not aggravated by service. The claim for service connection is denied.
The deciding factor: Three Army physicians agreed that the appellant's schizophrenia pre-existed service, and a VA examiner opined it unlikely that two months of military service would have negatively contributed to the condition in a lasting way.
- Claimed conditions
- Acquired psychiatric disorder (schizophrenia)
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- May 19, 2006
- Citation
- 0614806
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,196 · Granted: 17% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
This is a plain-language summary generated by AI from a public Board of Veterans’ Appeals decision. It can contain errors — always verify against the original. Search VA.gov for the original decision (opens in a new tab) using citation 0614806.
What this means for you
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What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
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- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder (schizophrenia) due to continuity of symptoms since service.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder (schizophrenia) as it was not shown to have been incurred in or aggravated by service.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has reopened the Veteran's claims for service connection for a low back condition and an acquired psychiatric disorder (schizophrenia), but remanded both issues due to insufficient evidence.
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