The Veteran seeks an earlier effective date for service connection of schizo-affective schizophrenia and compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 for staph infection residuals as a result of VA medical treatment, but the Board finds that neither claim is warranted based on the evidence.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's claims are not supported by the evidence of record, which shows no prior service connection or entitlement to compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 for staph infection residuals as a result of VA medical treatment prior to his claim in October 2010.
- Claimed conditions
- schizo-affective schizophrenia, staph infection residuals
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 2, 2014
- Citation
- 1400081
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinion regarding whether the post-operative sternal wound infection was due to an event not reasonably foreseeable.
- Remanded (sent back)
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- Granted
The Board found clear and unmistakable error in the June 1979 rating decision that denied service connection for schizo-affective schizophrenia and a nervous condition. The Veteran's claim was reopened due to new evidence submitted after the August 2000 denial of PTSD, leading to an effective date earlier than September 25, 2006.
- Granted
The Board's February 18, 1983 decision is overturned as it failed to apply the correct regulations for reducing a disability rating. The Veteran's schizophrenia was previously rated at 100% and reduced to 70%. The motion shows clear and unmistakable error in this reduction.
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