The Board found that the veteran's pre-existing organic brain syndrome with depressive syndrome was not incurred in or aggravated by service and granted service connection for an organic brain disorder and/or a neuropsychiatric disorder, to include depressive syndrome.
The deciding factor: The Board determined that the veteran's pre-existing organic brain syndrome with depressive syndrome did not increase in severity during his second and third periods of service beyond the natural progress of the disease.
- Claimed conditions
- neuropsychiatric disorder, organic brain syndrome, depressive syndrome
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- March 7, 2002
- Citation
- 0202192
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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).
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