The Board has granted the veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of head trauma, finding that it is at least as likely as not related to his military service.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner concluded that the veteran's cognitive difficulties before and after service were at least in part due to PTSD, but also noted that any head or brain disability was more likely attributable to pre-service injury.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of head trauma
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 19, 2006
- Citation
- 0601691
What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
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