The Board granted an effective date of May 31, 1986 for the veteran's service connection for organic mood disorder secondary to brain trauma, which was retroactive to August 12, 1989.
The deciding factor: The claimant established service connection through a combination of medical records and VA examinations that documented her symptoms following a motor vehicle accident in 1986.
- Claimed conditions
- organic mood disorder, cervical strain, lumbosacral strain, post-concussive headaches, jaw disorder, dementia secondary to closed head injury
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- May 12, 2004
- Citation
- 0412324
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What this means for you
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