The Board finds that the Veteran's organic personality disorder with symptoms of depression and anxiety is causally related to his inhalation of toxic fumes during active service.
The deciding factor: The August 2008 VA examiner concluded that it was 'more likely than not' that the exposure to volatile paint solvents and period of unconsciousness resulted in subtle brain damage, which caused a change in the Veteran's personality.
- Claimed conditions
- organic personality disorder with depression and anxiety
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- March 10, 2009
- Citation
- 0908957
What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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