The Veteran's claims for service connection for Organic Brain Syndrome and Anxiety Neurosis have been reopened, but the evidence does not establish a direct link to service.,Service connection for Headaches has been denied as there is no medical evidence showing they occurred during service or are related to any service-connected conditions.
The deciding factor: The submitted evidence does not provide sufficient new and material evidence to establish a direct link between the Veteran's current diagnoses of Organic Brain Syndrome and Anxiety Neurosis and his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- Organic Brain Syndrome, Anxiety Neurosis
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 9, 2012
- Citation
- 1234833
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What this means for you
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD and unspecified depressive disorder with anxious distress, as new evidence has been received that warrants readjudication.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for generalized anxiety disorder and anxiety neurosis, assigning an effective date of September 2, 1966. The decision was based on new evidence received after the original claim.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's psychiatric disabilities, including PTSD and organic brain syndrome. The VA is instructed to obtain all relevant records and schedule a VA examination.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for Organic Brain Syndrome, Cervical Spine Disability, and Obstructive Sleep Apnea due to inadequate opinions in the previous VA examinations. Additional VA examinations are needed to determine if these conditions are related to service.
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