The Board has determined that the Veteran's chronic paranoid schizophrenia was incurred during active military service, as it preexisted service but was aggravated by service.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not clearly and unmistakably show that the Veteran's preexisting schizophrenia did not worsen during service.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic paranoid schizophrenia
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 13, 2010
- Citation
- 1017798
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What this means for you
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