The Board has determined that the veteran does not have current residuals of head trauma incurred in service, and therefore denied his claim for service connection.
The deciding factor: The VA examination report dated in February 2004 concluded that the veteran's current symptoms were unrelated to the reported head injury in service.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of head trauma
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- May 18, 2006
- Citation
- 0614612
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that additional development is necessary for the claims of service connection for residuals of head trauma and an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD. The Veteran's claims are being remanded for further action.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of head trauma, to include headaches, finding that there was no causal relationship between his current disabilities and his active duty, including injuries sustained during in-service motor vehicle accidents.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the issues of service connection for a bilateral eye disability, low back disability, neck disability, and residuals of head trauma due to requests from the Veteran's representative for information about VA examiners and outstanding treatment records.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of head trauma and remanded the issue of nonservice-connected pension (NSP) for the period October 31, 2012, to January 21, 2013.
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