The Board denied claims for service connection for paranoid personality disorder and spina bifida of the cervical spine, claimed as a spinal cord injury in November 1962. The Veteran's new and material evidence did not relate to an unestablished fact necessary to substantiate these claims.
The deciding factor: The submitted evidence was cumulative or did not relate to an unestablished fact necessary to substantiate the claims of service connection for paranoid personality disorder and spina bifida of the cervical spine, claimed as a spinal cord injury.
- Claimed conditions
- paranoid personality disorder, spina bifida of the cervical spine (claimed as spinal cord injury)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 17, 2011
- Citation
- 1110582
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- Granted
The Veteran's paranoid personality disorder is rated at 100 percent disabling, the maximum rating allowed under VA guidelines.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to a lack of a VA examination for the Veteran's claimed psychiatric disability. The claim will be reconsidered with the possibility of an examination.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's claim for an increased disability rating for schizophrenia, including suicidal ideation, paranoid personality disorder, and mood disorder is dismissed as the Veteran is already receiving the maximum level of disability compensation.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and related conditions, due to a lack of credible supporting evidence for the claimed in-service stressors.
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