The Veteran's claim for service connection for schizophrenia was reopened and granted with an effective date of September 30, 2005. The Board found that new evidence received within one year of the denial supported reopening the claim and granting service connection.
The deciding factor: The September 2003 VA examination provided sufficient evidence to link the Veteran's schizophrenia to his military service, warranting readjudication of the claim for an effective date.
- Claimed conditions
- schizophrenia, anxiety disorder
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- June 18, 2019
- Citation
- 19147364
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
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