The veteran's service-connected organic brain syndrome is currently rated at 30 percent, but the Board finds that this rating does not meet the criteria for an increased rating. Additionally, the evidence does not support a finding of unemployability due to his service-connected disabilities.
The deciding factor: The veteran's symptoms do not warrant a higher rating under the applicable diagnostic codes and there is no evidence showing he is unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment due to his service-connected conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- Organic Brain Syndrome
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- May 11, 2001
- Citation
- 0113511
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What this means for you
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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).
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