The Board found that the appellant's acquired psychiatric disorder, including schizophrenia, was not incurred or aggravated during his brief period of ACDUTRA service in October 1994. The claim is denied.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner determined that the appellant did not have a history of psychiatric treatment prior to the October 1994 ACDUTRA period and concluded that his schizophrenia was not incurred or aggravated during this service.
- Claimed conditions
- acquired psychiatric disorder (including schizophrenia)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 1, 2010
- Citation
- 1037402
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