The Veteran's claim for service connection for delusional disorder and parasomnia (claimed as chronic paranoid schizophrenia with delusional disorder and parasomnia) was denied, but the effective date of the grant of service connection is set at February 17, 2012.
The deciding factor: The June 1960 Board decision found no psychiatric disability identified upon separation from service and did not manifest to a compensable degree within a year of service. The July 2012 rating decision granted service connection for delusional disorder and parasomnia, effective from February 17, 2012.
- Claimed conditions
- delusional disorder, parasomnia, chronic paranoid schizophrenia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 11, 2018
- Citation
- 18141651
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- Granted
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- Granted
The Veteran's posttraumatic stress disorder with parasomnia and sleep paralysis is granted as service connected, with the presumption that it began during active service.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for parasomnia, insomnia (with a 50% rating), fatigue, and sleep problems/nerves. The effective date for the grant of service connection for insomnia was set to February 11, 2021.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric condition, to include anxiety disorder, depressive disorder, insomnia, delusional disorder, mood disorder, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and adjustment disorder.
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