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.
The deciding factor: An increase in severity occurred before the one-year period prior to the Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date, thus no earlier effective date is warranted.
- Claimed conditions
- schizophreniform disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- April 3, 2023
- Citation
- 23020392
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- Remanded (sent back)
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