The Board has reinstated the veteran's separate 10 percent rating for residuals of concussion, finding that it was not pyramided with his service-connected PTSD and that there is no evidence of fraud in obtaining this rating.
The deciding factor: The veteran had a 10 percent rating for residuals of concussion since November 1969. The Board found that the separate ratings under Diagnostic Codes 8045 (for physical symptoms) and 9411 (for PTSD-related mental symptoms) are not pyramided, as they address different symptomatologies.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of concussion, organic brain syndrome
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- December 28, 2007
- Citation
- 0740721
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