The Board found that the withholding of VA compensation for 89 days of drill pay in FY 2019 was proper and denied the appeal.
The deciding factor: The Veteran received concurrent VA disability and active service pay for those dates, which resulted in the withholding of his VA compensation benefits.
- Claimed conditions
- post-concussion syndrome with intermittent mixed tension and vascular headaches, other trauma and stressor related disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- November 21, 2023
- Citation
- A23033024
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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).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's claim for a higher disability rating for his psychiatric disorder, which is currently rated at 50 percent, has been granted. The severity, frequency, and duration of the Veteran's symptoms more closely approximate the level required for a 70 percent rating.
- Whole decision: Granted
An increased rating of 70 percent for 'other trauma and stressor related disorder' with unspecified depressive disorder and substance use disorder is granted, effective March 1, 2013. The Veteran's service-connected disability has caused total occupational and social impairment.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's service connection for IBS and an initial increased rating of 50 percent for other trauma and stressor related disorder are both granted.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Board dismissed the appeal of the February 2025 rating decision because it was a deferral and not a final decision that could be appealed.
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