The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for schizophrenia/schizoaffective disorder and TDIU due to service-connected disabilities. The evidence did not establish a relationship between the current psychiatric disability and military service.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence did not show that the current psychiatric condition was incurred or aggravated by military service, and there were no indications of chronicity within one year post-service.
- Claimed conditions
- schizophrenia/schizoaffective disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- July 9, 2021
- Citation
- 21041557
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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).
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to missed VA examinations and requests for additional medical records. The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including schizophrenia/schizoaffective disorder, is now pending again.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Board has granted service connection for schizophrenia/schizoaffective disorder, but dismissed the claim of entitlement to service connection for bronchitis. The Veteran's schizophrenia is considered at least as likely as not having manifested during her military service.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's claim for service connection for psychiatric disorders, including PTSD, was denied as there is no evidence of a diagnosed PTSD related to an in-service stressor. The pre-existing personality disorder and other acquired psychiatric disorders were not aggravated by service.
- Whole decision: Denied
The veteran's claim for an earlier effective date was denied as the RO awarded service connection in August 2004, accepting the PTSD claim received on July 31, 2002, as an application to reopen a previously denied claim of service connection for schizophrenia.
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