The VA has determined that the veteran's amnestic disorder warrants a 30 percent disability rating, effective from the date of his separation from active military service.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not support an increase in the disability rating beyond 30 percent as there is no occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity due to symptoms such as flattened affect, circumstantial speech, panic attacks, difficulty understanding complex commands, impaired judgment, disturbances of motivation and mood, or difficulty maintaining effective work and social relationships.
- Claimed conditions
- amnestic disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- February 26, 2003
- Citation
- 0303363
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 1,710 · Granted: 15% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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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).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
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- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including depression with complaints of anxiety and memory loss, is granted as secondary to his service-connected disabilities.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's claim of service connection for residuals of a traumatic brain injury (TBI), head scar, and amnestic disorder has been reopened due to the submission of new evidence. The claims are now pending for further adjudication.
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