The Board has granted service connection for schizophrenia paranoid type, finding it as likely as not related to military service. The reduction of the disability evaluation for diabetes mellitus, type II, from 20 percent to 10 percent is also granted.
The deciding factor: Service connection was established based on a diagnosis of schizophrenia paranoid type and its presumed onset in service due to chronic anxiety documented during service.
- Claimed conditions
- schizophrenia paranoid type
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- July 19, 2012
- Citation
- 1225063
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided that the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include as secondary to service-connected disabilities, should be remanded due to conflicting diagnoses and need for a comprehensive medical opinion.
- Denied
The Veteran's service-connected schizophrenia paranoid type does not render him bedridden or in need of regular aid and attendance, thus his claim for special monthly compensation (SMC) based on the need for regular aid and attendance of another person is denied.
- Denied
The Veteran's service-connected schizophrenia paranoid type does not render him bedridden or in need of regular aid and attendance, thus his claim for special monthly compensation based on the need for regular aid and attendance of another person is denied. The Veteran also does not meet the criteria for housebound status due to his service-connected disability.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to new evidence submitted by the Veteran, and a request for AOJ consideration of this evidence.
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