The Board has determined that the veteran's current psychiatric disability, including organic brain syndrome and schizoaffective disorder, is at least as likely as not due to his head injury sustained during service.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence supports a connection between the veteran's in-service head injury and his current psychiatric disabilities, including organic brain syndrome and schizoaffective disorder.
- Claimed conditions
- Organic Brain Syndrome, Schizoaffective Disorder
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- January 26, 2006
- Citation
- 0602316
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Decisions by this judge: 1,464 · Granted: 14% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's eligibility for the Program of Comprehensive Assistance for Family Caregivers (PCAFC) is being remanded due to a duty-to-assist error. The VA needs to obtain a more detailed and thoroughly explained medical opinion regarding the Veteran's need for personal care services.
- Whole decision: Granted
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- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Board granted an effective date of December 20, 2007 for the grant of service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder and increased ratings to 70% from March 27, 2020 to June 5, 2020, and 100% from June 5, 2020. The claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability was denied.
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