The Board has denied the claim to reopen as new and material evidence was not received, and the claim of service connection for schizoid personality disorder may not be reopened.
The deciding factor: No new and material evidence was submitted that relates to an unestablished fact necessary to substantiate the claim, specifically showing a superimposed acquired psychiatric disability on the veteran's schizoid personality disorder.
- Claimed conditions
- schizoid personality disorder
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 20, 2007
- Citation
- 0736584
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- Granted
The Veteran's schizoid personality disorder is currently rated at 70 percent and has been granted a 100 percent rating for the entire period on appeal.,The Veteran is also granted TDIU based on his service-connected schizoid personality disorder.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including conversion disorder with attacks or seizures, unspecified depressive and anxiety disorders. The Veteran's conditions are related to his military service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has found a remand necessary due to the lack of an adequate VA examination and medical opinion, which could not determine if the Veteran's schizoid personality disorder was incurred in service or aggravated by service.
- Granted
The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date of September 19, 1977 for service connection of PTSD is granted. The Board found that the Veteran had symptoms consistent with PTSD since his separation from military service in 1977.
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