The Board has determined that the Veteran's current psychiatric disorder, including paranoid schizophrenia, was incurred in active military service.
The deciding factor: The evidence shows a continuity of symptoms from service to the present and supports a finding that the current disability is related to service.
- Claimed conditions
- psychiatric disorder (paranoid schizophrenia)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- October 26, 2011
- Citation
- 1139639
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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: Partly granted
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- Whole decision: Granted
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- Whole decision: Denied
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- Whole decision: Denied
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