The Board denied the veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for a 30 percent rating for his service-connected schizophrenia, finding that April 29, 2002 is the earliest possible effective date based on receipt of his claim.
The deciding factor: There was no evidence showing a disability increase within one year prior to the date of receipt of the veteran's claim in April 2002.
- Claimed conditions
- schizophrenic reaction, paranoid type
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- July 28, 2006
- Citation
- 0622349
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What this means for you
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