Veterans Claims· 5/8/1998

Mittleider v. West

Citations

11 Vet. App. 181
1998 U.S. Vet. App. LEXIS 576
1998 WL 228069

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holding that service connection of a disability and degree of disability are separate elements of disability benefits
holding that when claimant has both service-connected and non-service-connected disabilities, Board must attempt to discern the effects of each disability and, where such distinction is not possible, attribute such effects to the service-connected disability
holding that where it is not possible to distinguish the effects of a nonservice-connected condition from those of a service-connected one, the reasonable doubt doctrine dictates that all symptoms be attributed to the Veteran's service-connected disability
explaining that the need for adequate reasons or bases is \particularly acute when [Board] findings and conclusions pertain to the degree of disability resulting from mental disorders\
explaining that the need for adequate reasons or bases is \particularly acute when [Board] findings and conclusions pertain to the degree of disability resulting from mental disorders\
“In this case, there is no medical evidence in the record separating the effects of the appellant’s service-connected PTSD from his personality disorders.”

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Judges: Farley, Ivers, Kramer

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