The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, to include schizophrenia, is not shown to have been present in service or within one year of separation. The Board finds the weight of the evidence against a finding of service connection.
The deciding factor: There is no medical evidence showing an acquired psychiatric disorder during service or for many years after service, and the VA examiner concluded that the current condition is not related to military service.
- Claimed conditions
- Acquired Psychiatric Disorder (to include Schizophrenia)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- February 7, 2014
- Citation
- 1405767
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What this means for you
A final Board denial may be appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, generally within 120 days of the Board mailing date. A Supplemental Claim with new and relevant evidence is a separate option. Another Higher-Level Review of the Board decision is not available. Check your own notice: this historical decision does not set your deadline.
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).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board found that the Veteran's schizophrenia existed prior to service and was not aggravated by service. The claim for service connection is denied.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's schizophrenia is causally or etiologically related to service, and the Board finds that service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder (to include schizophrenia) is warranted.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include schizophrenia, was denied as there is no evidence of a link between his current condition and his military service.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including schizophrenia. The decision found that a preexisting psychiatric disorder existed prior to service and was not aggravated by active duty.
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