The Board found that the veteran's current residuals of a concussion, diagnosed as status post closed head injury, are related to his active service and granted his claim for service connection.
The deciding factor: The evidence established that the veteran sustained a concussion during military service which resulted in current residual symptoms such as memory impairment and headaches.
- Claimed conditions
- status post concussion, post concussion syndrome, status post closed head injury
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- March 17, 2003
- Citation
- 0304912
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Decisions by this judge: 999 · Granted: 31% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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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.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Veteran's appeals for earlier effective date and initial rating were dismissed. The appeal for a higher initial rating was remanded, as well as the TDIU claim.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have visual impairment or incapacitating episodes due to his vitreous floaters, status post-concussion. As such, he is not entitled to a compensable disability rating for this condition.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's service-connected closed head injury residuals, post concussion syndrome, have been manifested by headaches and subjective complaints of mild impairment of memory. The Board finds that the disability does not warrant a rating in excess of 10 percent.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for an updated assessment of his eligibility for vocational rehabilitation and employment benefits, given changes in his employment status and combined evaluation.
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