The veteran's claims for increased ratings have been denied. The Board found that the evidence did not support a finding of more severe incomplete paralysis or nerve damage, and thus no higher ratings could be granted.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence does not demonstrate symptoms consistent with moderate to moderately severe impairment in either hand or lower extremity.
- Claimed conditions
- Brain Syndrome associated with brain trauma and PTSD, Panhypopituitarism
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 3, 2007
- Citation
- 0713167
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- Granted
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- Granted
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- Partly granted
The Veteran's service-connected brain syndrome associated with brain trauma and PTSD was rated as 50 percent disabling from August 9, 2000, and his panhypopituitarism was rated as 60 percent disabling from November 21, 2007.
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