The Board has determined that the veteran's current brain damage is related to his period of service, and thus grants service connection for this condition.
The deciding factor: The March 2005 VA examiner could not definitively state whether the veteran's current brain damage was caused by the inservice accident or a combination of factors including alcohol abuse. However, he stated that it could have been related to his period of service and other factors. The evidence is in equipoise as to this issue.
- Claimed conditions
- brain damage
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 29, 2006
- Citation
- 0640279
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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.
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