The Board has reopened the claim for service connection for residuals of a head injury due to new and material evidence submitted since the February 2002 rating decision. However, the Board denied the claim as there is no medical nexus between any current disability and an inservice head injury.
The deciding factor: There are no positive findings in the service records regarding a head injury, inconsistent statements about its occurrence, and no corroborating clinical findings prior to a post-service injury.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of head injury
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 8, 2006
- Citation
- 0606621
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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the Veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of a head injury to schedule an examination due to the Veteran missing a scheduled VA examination without good cause.
- Partly granted
The veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral tinnitus was granted. The claims for bilateral hearing loss and residuals of head injury were denied, while the claim for headaches as a residual of head injury was remanded.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for various disabilities and denied earlier effective dates, compensable ratings, and special monthly compensation.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for earlier effective dates for the award of service connection for cervical spine disability, radiculopathy in both upper extremities, and residuals of head injury, as well as an earlier effective date for TDIU benefits.
We are not the VA. Veterans’ Rights is an independent resource built for veterans. We are not the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, not part of the government, and not endorsed by any government agency.
This is general information, not legal advice. For advice about your own situation, talk to a VA-accredited representative — many help for free.