The appeal to reopen a claim of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include paranoid schizophrenia, was granted. The Board remanded the issue of entitlement to service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include paranoid schizophrenia and PTSD.
The deciding factor: New evidence was found that related to unestablished facts necessary to substantiate the claim, thus meeting the criteria for reopening the claim under 38 U.S.C. § 5108.
- Claimed conditions
- Paranoid schizophrenia
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 5, 2023
- Citation
- 23000808
What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board granted an earlier effective date of September 28, 2021, for the grant of a 100 percent rating for obsessive compulsive disorder with psychotic features and paranoid schizophrenia.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for PTSD or other acquired psychiatric disorder, finding that the current conditions are not related to any in-service event and there is no credible supporting evidence of an in-service stressor.
- Granted
The veteran is entitled to an effective date of May 5, 2005, for the grant of a 100 percent evaluation for paranoid schizophrenia and DEA benefits.
- Denied
The Board found that the veteran's service-connected paranoid schizophrenia was not a primary or contributory cause of his death.
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