The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for schizophrenia, epididymitis, a muscle injury of the right thigh, and a right calf disability. The Veteran's claim for headaches was granted with an initial 30 percent evaluation effective March 7, 1982. The Veteran's claim for multiple non-compensable service-connected disabilities was denied.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not meet the criteria for reopening the schizophrenia claim and the preponderance of the evidence is against a current diagnosis of epididymitis or right calf disability associated with service.
- Claimed conditions
- schizophrenia, epididymitis, right thigh muscle injury, right calf disability (claimed as blood clot, deep vein thrombosis, pulmonary embolism), scar from right thigh laceration
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 7, 2014
- Citation
- 1405599
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's epididymitis was incurred during service and granted service connection for this condition.
- Granted
The Veteran's schizophrenia is rated at 70 percent, indicating significant impairment in work and social functioning.
- Dismissed
The Board dismissed the claims for an effective date prior to August 18, 2016, for a 100 percent disability rating for schizophrenia and for spousal SMC for aid and attendance. The Veteran's claim was erroneously adjudicated by the AOJ and constitutes a free-standing earlier effective date claim.
- Granted
The Veteran's effective date for a 40 percent disability rating for service-connected epididymitis, status post right hemiscrotal exploration, is granted as of June 21, 2019.
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