Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's request for an earlier effective date for service connection of paranoid schizophrenia, finding that the evidence did not support a grant based on newly added service personnel records.
The deciding factor: The August 2022 rating decision granted service connection based on a medical opinion from a VA contract examiner, which was not influenced by the newly-added service personnel records.
- Claimed conditions
- paranoid schizophrenia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 4, 2025
- Citation
- A25095692
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