The VA denied the veteran's claim for service connection for a brain injury, finding that there is no current disability and insufficient evidence to link his in-service injuries to a present condition.
The deciding factor: There is no medical evidence showing a current brain injury as a result of the veteran's in-service cervical spine and head injuries.
- Claimed conditions
- Brain Injury
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 1, 2005
- Citation
- 0532458
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- Denied
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