The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for head injuries and a compensable evaluation for his left ear hearing loss, finding that there was no evidence of current disabilities related to these conditions.
The deciding factor: The medical records did not show any current manifestations of epilepsy or headaches related to the claimed head injury in service.
- Claimed conditions
- Head Injuries
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 26, 2008
- Citation
- 0840948
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