The Board has remanded the case to adjudicate whether there was clear and unmistakable error (CUE) in a 1995 rating decision that continued the Veteran's 50 percent rating for his schizophreniform disorder. The effective date of the award remains unchanged.
The deciding factor: The Board found jurisdiction issues due to lack of Notice of Disagreement on the CUE claim and referred it back to the RO.
- Claimed conditions
- schizophreniform disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 14, 2022
- Citation
- 22063588
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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.
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- Granted
The Board has granted the appellant's recognition as the Veteran's surviving spouse for purposes of VA death benefits and remanded the issues related to service connection.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's schizophrenia is currently rated at 70 percent, and the Board has remanded for further development regarding a TDIU claim. The appeal for an increased rating remains denied.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date of April 29, 2015 for a 100 percent rating for schizophreniform disorder. The evidence showed that the disability had increased in severity before the one-year period prior to the claim.
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