The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for his service connection of chronic schizophrenia, undifferentiated type, awarded in 1985, is dismissed as the original decision became final.
The deciding factor: The Veteran did not appeal or submit new and material evidence within one year of the October 1985 rating decision that granted service connection for his disability.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic schizophrenia, undifferentiated type
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 18, 2019
- Citation
- 19147710
What this means for you
A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot. It says more about procedure than about whether a claim like this can win.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to an error in not providing a proper statement of reasons or bases for denying service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, other than PTSD. The Veteran's VA treatment records show he was diagnosed with various psychiatric conditions during the appeal period.
- Dismissed
The Board dismissed the appeals due to the Veteran's death, and no effective date was assigned as the appeal is about service connection.
- Denied
The Veteran's claim for service connection for chronic schizophrenia, paranoid type, claimed as acquired psychiatric disorder and personality disorder was granted in a June 2011 rating decision with an effective date of November 18, 1999. The appeal is to determine if the earlier effective date should be granted.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete medical records and a need for further psychiatric evaluation regarding the cause of death.
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