The Board has determined that the veteran's schizotypal personality disorder was aggravated in service and grants service connection for this condition.
The deciding factor: The VA psychiatrist concluded that the schizotypal personality disorder first surfaced during military service, suggesting it existed prior to service but initially manifested itself then. The Board found this evidence sufficient to grant service connection based on aggravation of a pre-existing condition.
- Claimed conditions
- schizotypal personality disorder
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 17, 2007
- Citation
- 0711374
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