The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disability, including schizotypal personality disorder and anxiety/depression. However, it was determined that new evidence did not establish service connection due to lack of in-service diagnosis or credible supporting evidence of stressors.
The deciding factor: The medical records do not show a psychosis in service or within one year of discharge, nor does the Veteran have PTSD based on verified stressor events.
- Claimed conditions
- schizotypal personality disorder, anxiety, depression
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 5, 2010
- Citation
- 1016593
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What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
What you can do next
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