Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for an increased rating and earlier effective date due to a pre-decisional error regarding the Veteran's service-connected schizophrenia, schizoaffective type.
The deciding factor: A retrospective opinion is necessary as the Veteran did not present for a VA examination and has since passed away, making it impossible to assess his current state of mental health condition.
- Claimed conditions
- schizophrenia, schizoaffective type
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 28, 2025
- Citation
- A25093186
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