The Board has determined that the Veteran's chronic paranoid schizophrenia was incurred in service and is granted service connection. The cardiovascular disorder, however, is not shown to be related to his service-connected psychiatric disorders.
The deciding factor: The evidence supports a finding of chronic paranoid schizophrenia as being incurred during active service.
- Claimed conditions
- Chronic Paranoid Schizophrenia, Major Depressive Disorder with Psychotic Features
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- June 15, 2010
- Citation
- 1022215
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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).
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
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