The Board has determined that the Veteran's tardive dyskinesia is related to his service-connected schizophrenia disorder and granted service connection for this condition.
The deciding factor: The evidence is at least in equipoise as to whether the Veteran’s tardive dyskinesia is related to his service-connected schizophrenia disorder, specifically due to long-term use of antipsychotic medication used to treat schizophrenia.
- Claimed conditions
- tardive dyskinesia, schizophrenia disorder
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 6, 2019
- Citation
- A19003393
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for schizophrenia disorder due to a predecisional duty to assist error, specifically the failure to obtain an adequate medical examination and opinion.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for a psychiatric disorder to correct duty to assist errors and obtain further medical clarification on the diagnosis of schizophrenia.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the case for the RO to provide the Veteran with notice of his right to a pre-decisional hearing and conduct one if elected.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for tardive dyskinesia and denied the claims for an acquired psychiatric disorder, initial rating in excess of 30 percent for major depressive disorder with anxious distress, and earlier effective date.
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