The Board has determined that the veteran's schizophrenia and PTSD are related to his military service, while hepatitis is not shown to be related to his service. The claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder (to include schizophrenia and PTSD) is granted.
The deciding factor: The VA psychiatrist provided an opinion linking the veteran's acquired psychiatric disability to his service, which was supported by other evidence in the record.
- Claimed conditions
- schizophrenia, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 25, 2006
- Citation
- 0622033
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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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