The Veteran's service connection claim for paranoid type schizophrenia is granted. The Board has also remanded the issues of left knee disability, CAD, cerebral vascular accident, and hypertension.
The deciding factor: The decision was based on evidence showing that the Veteran's paranoid type schizophrenia began in service.
- Claimed conditions
- paranoid type schizophrenia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 28, 2021
- Citation
- 21065949
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What this means for you
A remand is not a loss. The Board sent the case back for more development — often a new exam or missing records — before making a final decision. Many remands later end in a grant, and the decision spells out exactly what the Board wanted to see.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's wife has stated that he refuses to stay home alone due to extreme fear, causing her financial hardship. The Board is remanding the case for a new VA examination to assess whether the Veteran needs regular aid and attendance of another person.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient information to decide on the appeal regarding whether the Veteran's pre-existing schizophrenia was aggravated by active service.
- Denied
The Veteran is not competent to manage his VA benefits due to recurrent psychiatric decompensation and inability to consistently take antipsychotic medications.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal for an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for paranoid type schizophrenia has been withdrawn. The issue of entitlement to a higher initial evaluation for paranoid type schizophrenia prior to April 16, 2014, is dismissed as there is no longer a case or controversy.
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