The Veteran's chronic, undifferentiated type schizophrenia is presumed to have been incurred in or aggravated by active service.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's disability manifested within one year of separation from active duty and can be presumed as a psychosis under VA regulations.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic, undifferentiated type schizophrenia
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- September 23, 2009
- Citation
- 0936089
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board allowed the benefit or issue identified in this decision. Review the original order: other issues in the same appeal may have a different outcome, and this decision does not predict another claim.
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 veteran's claim for an increased evaluation for his service-connected schizophrenia has been granted, with a rating of 70 percent effective from June 2000.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The veteran withdrew his motion seeking revision of the August 1985 Board decision, which denied a schedular rating in excess of 70 percent for chronic, undifferentiated type schizophrenia and a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service connected disability.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for diabetes mellitus type II with erectile dysfunction was denied as the evidence did not show that he had been diagnosed and manifested to at least a 10 percent disability rating on or prior to May 8, 2001.
- Whole decision: Granted
Service connection for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is granted. The appeal as to the issue of entitlement to service connection for erectile dysfunction is dismissed.
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