The veteran's cognitive disorder and mood disorder are rated at 50 percent, while the thoracic strain with degenerative changes remains at 10 percent. The issues regarding service connection for head trauma residuals and increased rating for dysthymic disorder have been resolved.
The deciding factor: Service connection was granted for cognitive disorder as a residual of head trauma, but the issue of service connection for head trauma residuals itself is not addressed in this decision.
- Claimed conditions
- Cognitive disorder, Mood disorder, Thoracic strain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- November 30, 2000
- Citation
- 0031374
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What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include a mood disorder and alcohol abuse disorder, secondary to the Veteran's service-connected disabilities. The other claims for increased ratings were denied.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, a mood disorder, and/or other trauma and stressor related disorder, due to the need for additional development of evidence.
- Partly granted
The Board denied a rating in excess of 10 percent for the service-connected thoracic strain and dismissed the appeal regarding the proposal to sever service connection for vitamin D deficiency.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for increased ratings for his right eye enucleation and mood disorder, but granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability from July 18, 2012.
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