The veteran's organic personality disorder due to residuals of a subdural hematoma is rated at 30 percent, and the appeal for higher ratings has been denied.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not meet the criteria for an initial rating higher than 30 percent under the new general rating formula for mental disorders effective November 7, 1996.
- Claimed conditions
- organic personality disorder, subdural hematoma
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- August 7, 2003
- Citation
- 0319432
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the issue of entitlement to service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death due to a pre-decisional duty-to-assist error.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for subdural hematoma to correct a pre-decisional duty to assist error.
- Denied
The Board denied the claims for entitlement to service connection for the Veteran's cause of death and entitlement to DIC under 38 U.S.C. §1151, as there was no evidence that any of the listed conditions were related to the Veteran's active service.
- Granted
The Veteran's claim for service connection for insomnia as secondary to his service-connected subdural hematoma has been granted. The claims for earlier effective dates for TDIU and SMC-S have been dismissed due to the benefits being granted in full by the originating agency prior to a decision by the Board of Veterans' Appeals.
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