The veteran was granted service connection for a cognitive disorder, not otherwise specified, with delusional disorder, major depression and anxiety disorder as of October 18, 1983, but the effective date was later changed to November 21, 2002. The veteran's chronic ulcer disease with epigastric distress, status post vagotomy and antrectomy did not warrant a rating in excess of 30 percent prior to May 30, 2002, or 40 percent on and after that date.
The deciding factor: The weight of the evidence was in equipoise for an earlier effective date for the cognitive disorder, but there was no additional evidence supporting a higher rating for the ulcer disease beyond the assigned ratings.
- Claimed conditions
- cognitive disorder, not otherwise specified, with delusional disorder, major depression and anxiety disorder, chronic ulcer disease with epigastric distress, status post vagotomy and antrectomy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 1, 2008
- Citation
- 0810723
What this means for you
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