The claim to reopen the previously denied claim of service connection for schizophrenia (now also claimed as manic depression, bi-polar instability, boredom, and inability to concentrate and follow instructions) is granted. Service connection for schizophrenia (now also claimed as manic depression, bi-polar instability, boredom, and inability to concentrate and follow instructions) is denied.
The deciding factor: The evidence received since the final December 2007 rating decision denying service connection for schizophrenia includes evidence that relates to an unestablished fact necessary to substantiate the claim (the Veteran's current diagnoses of schizophrenia and other psychiatric disorders), raising a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claim.
- Claimed conditions
- Schizophrenia, Bilateral Knee Disability, Stomach Disability
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 6, 2024
- Citation
- 24010840
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