The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for his head trauma was granted, and the effective date of this increase is set at July 16, 2002.
The deciding factor: The evidence demonstrated a worsening in symptoms associated with the Veteran's head trauma as early as February 18, 1997, which led to an increased disability rating from 50% to 100%.
- Claimed conditions
- head trauma
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- November 8, 2010
- Citation
- 1042062
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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.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew her appeal regarding head trauma, and the Board dismissed it.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for head trauma as there is no persuasive evidence showing the Veteran incurred a head injury or had a diagnosis of head trauma during his active service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the cases for further development and consideration due to errors in obtaining medical opinions related to the Veteran's head trauma, low back pain, and left knee condition.
- Dismissed
The appeal for service connection for head trauma, vision problems, myopia, right hand disability, left knee disability, and left ankle disability was dismissed due to an untimely Notice of Disagreement (NOD).
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