The petition to reopen a claim of entitlement to service connection for schizophrenia is granted. The appeal is granted to this extent only, with the denial of service connection for anxiety and depression.
The deciding factor: New evidence has been presented that suggests the Veteran's current psychiatric conditions are related to his military service, specifically his reported stressor during service.
- Claimed conditions
- schizophrenia, vascular dementia
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 12, 2020
- Citation
- 20072913
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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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for an addendum opinion addressing the etiology of the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, to include schizophrenia.
- Remanded (sent back)
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- Granted
The Board granted an effective date of May 28, 1991, for the award of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability.
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