Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for a headache disability rating, an earlier effective date for a 100 percent schizophrenia rating, DEA eligibility, TDIU, and SMC due to housebound status.
The deciding factor: The findings regarding the Veteran's mental state are contradictory, necessitating an adequate medical advisory opinion.
- Claimed conditions
- headaches, schizophrenia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 15, 2025
- Citation
- A25088868
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