The Board denied the Veteran's claim to reopen his service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including schizophrenia. The evidence submitted was considered cumulative and did not establish a new or material fact necessary to substantiate the claim.
The deciding factor: The newly submitted evidence was found to be cumulative and did not provide any new information that could support the reopening of the claim.
- Claimed conditions
- Acquired Psychiatric Disorder (including Schizophrenia)
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 17, 2018
- Citation
- 18103100
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Related decisions
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- Denied
The Board denied service connection for the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including schizophrenia, finding that his condition did not have onset during active service and is not otherwise related to active service.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's request to reopen and continued denial of his claim for entitlement to service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include schizophrenia. The evidence received since the November 2005 rating decision does not provide a basis for reopening the claim.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including schizophrenia, was incurred during peacetime service and is granted on a presumptive basis.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for schizophrenia, finding that the condition arose during a period of inactive duty training (INACDUTRA) and was not related to active duty service.
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