The veteran's organic mental disorder is currently rated as 10% disabling, but the evidence does not support a higher rating.,The RO corrected an administrative error in assigning a 10% rating for skull fracture residuals and reduced it to 0%. The effective date of this reduction was December 1, 2003.
The deciding factor: There is no medical evidence demonstrating muscle atrophy of the left leg muscles.
- Claimed conditions
- Organic Mental Disorder, Muscular Atrophy of the Left Leg
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- July 30, 2007
- Citation
- 0723318
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What this means for you
A final Board denial may be appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, generally within 120 days of the Board mailing date. A Supplemental Claim with new and relevant evidence is a separate option. Another Higher-Level Review of the Board decision is not available. Check your own notice: this historical decision does not set your deadline.
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).
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- Whole decision: Denied
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