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 assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 19, 2006
- Citation
- 0614806
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What this means for you
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