The veteran's service-connected cerebral concussion with adjustment disorder and emotional features has not resulted in more than mild social and industrial impairment since September 30, 1992.
The deciding factor: The veteran's symptoms have been evaluated as mild or transient, without significant occupational and social impairment.
- Claimed conditions
- Cerebral concussion, Adjustment disorder with mixed emotional features
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- October 23, 2002
- Citation
- 0214875
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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
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for adjustment disorder with mixed emotional features secondary to a service-connected disability, but remanded the claims for skin and left upper extremity disorders due to insufficient evidence.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied service connection for residuals of a cerebral concussion and an acquired psychiatric disorder, finding no current diagnosis of these conditions.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is remanded for further development, including obtaining medical opinions regarding the nature and etiology of his service-connected disabilities and their impact on his other conditions.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has reopened the appellant's claim and found that he was insane at the time of his misconduct, thus not barring him from receiving VA benefits. The character of his service is therefore not a bar to VA compensation.
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