The Board denied entitlement to an earlier effective date for the assignment of a 100 percent disability evaluation for schizophrenia, chronic, paranoid type.
The deciding factor: It was not factually ascertainable prior to May 22, 1992 that the veteran's service-connected schizophrenia caused more than mild social and industrial impairment or that he was entitled to a TDIU.
- Claimed conditions
- schizophrenia, chronic, paranoid type
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- May 6, 2008
- Citation
- 0814989
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Decisions by this judge: 1,377 · Granted: 17% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board found that an effective date earlier than May 22, 1992 for the assignment of a 100 percent disability evaluation for schizophrenia, chronic, paranoid type is not warranted.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board found that the veteran's vocational goal was not reasonably feasible for purposes of entitlement to vocational rehabilitation and training under Chapter 31, Title 38, United States Code.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claim for an earlier effective date of May 22, 1992 for a 100% disability evaluation for schizophrenia, chronic, paranoid type. The RO had previously granted service connection and assigned a 70% rating based on severe psychoneurotic symptoms.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board found that the veteran's continued training for vocational rehabilitation is not reasonably feasible due to unresolved mental conditions and non-cooperation issues, leading to a denial of his request.
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