The Board found that the veteran did not suffer head trauma in service and does not have organic brain disorder related to his service-connected knee disability. Therefore, service connection for organic brain disorder is denied.
The deciding factor: Service connection was denied because there was no credible evidence of a head injury or organic brain disorder during service, and any current condition is not linked to the veteran's service-connected knee disability.
- Claimed conditions
- organic brain disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- February 4, 2002
- Citation
- 0201110
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What this means for you
A final Board denial may be appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, generally within 120 days of the Board mailing date. A Supplemental Claim with new and relevant evidence is a separate option. Another Higher-Level Review of the Board decision is not available. Check your own notice: this historical decision does not set your deadline.
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
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- Whole decision: Partly granted
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to new evidence submitted by the appellant suggesting a relationship between radiation exposure and the Veteran's claimed conditions. The examiner is requested to provide an opinion on whether these conditions are related to service, including radiation exposure.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal for service connection for focal seizures as a residual of an in-service head injury or due to his service-connected depressive neurosis, organic brain disorder, and dementia has been dismissed because the Veteran died during the pendency of the appeal.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorders, including PTSD with depression and an organic brain disorder resulting from a 1993 motorcycle accident, are granted as secondary to service-connected PTSD.
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