Granted
The Board granted service connection for schizophrenia, resolving reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor and finding that his symptoms likely began during active duty.
The deciding factor: The evidence supported a diagnosis of schizophrenia with onset during service, despite conflicting opinions from medical examiners, due to the Veteran's credible lay testimony and the opinion of Dr. A.-S., a licensed psychologist.
- Claimed conditions
- schizophrenia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 25, 2025
- Citation
- 25002720
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