The claim for service connection for residuals of a head injury was reopened based on new and material evidence, but ultimately denied as the evidence did not establish an in-service injury or disease that caused the current disability.
The deciding factor: While new and material evidence was submitted to reopen the claim, it failed to provide credible evidence of an in-service incident involving a head injury. The preponderance of the evidence is against this claim.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a head injury
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 5, 2009
- Citation
- 0904146
What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
What you can do next
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