The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, and a compensable rating for residuals of a head injury. However, the veteran's claim for a higher rating remains pending as there are unresolved issues regarding his current conditions.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found that the veteran's pre-existing psychiatric disorder increased in severity during service but did not find any current condition related to the January 1973 motor vehicle accident. The deviated nasal septum is also an unresolved issue.
- Claimed conditions
- Acquired Psychiatric Disorder (to include PTSD), Head Injury
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- March 28, 2000
- Citation
- 0008197
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board allowed the benefit or issue identified in this decision. Review the original order: other issues in the same appeal may have a different outcome, and this decision does not predict another claim.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for a head injury, seizures, and generalized anxiety disorder due to insufficient evidence regarding their etiology.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted an earlier effective date of May 30, 2023 for the award of service connection for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and Head Injury. The Veteran's claim was continuously pursued since this date.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for service connection for a head injury is being remanded due to the submission of new and relevant evidence. The AOJ must secure a VA examination to determine if the head injury is related to his U.S. Air Force service or any other service-connected disabilities.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Board denied service connection for a personality disorder and remanded claims for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, and obstructive sleep apnea.
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