The Board has granted service connection for schizophrenia, finding that the Veteran's preexisting condition was not aggravated by his military service and resolving all doubt in favor of the Veteran.
The deciding factor: The evidence shows that the Veteran had prodromal symptoms of schizophrenia prior to service but did not meet the criteria for a diagnosis. During service, his symptoms worsened significantly, leading to discharge from the Navy. The opinion of Dr. JSS supports this finding by suggesting that the pre-service symptoms were aggravated by military service.
- Claimed conditions
- schizophrenia
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 6, 2019
- Citation
- 19116388
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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.
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