The Veteran's service-connected lumbosacral strain with DJD is granted at a 20% evaluation from June 14, 2013 to March 17, 2019. Service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder (PTSD and/or schizophrenia) is denied.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found that the Veteran's symptoms did not meet the diagnostic criteria for PTSD under DSM-5 and concluded that his previous PTSD diagnosis was based on clinical interview only without considering medical records, which included a history of diagnosed schizophrenia.
- Claimed conditions
- Antisocial Personality Disorder, Schizophrenia
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- June 27, 2019
- Citation
- 19150110
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 1,515 · Granted: 20% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, specifically schizophrenia, is rated at 70 percent disabling. The appeal for a TDIU has been granted.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's claim for service connection for schizophrenia was reopened and granted effective June 14, 1989. SMC based on the need for aid and attendance is also granted as of that date.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to errors in obtaining service treatment records and verifying the Veteran's periods of active duty for training (ADT) and inactive duty for training (IDT). The claim will be reconsidered with these issues addressed.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted the Veteran's request to readjudicate his claims for service connection for PTSD (claimed as schizophrenia), headaches, and schizophrenia. The claim for memory loss and residuals of head injury remains denied due to lack of new and relevant evidence.
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