The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for residuals of concussions, bilateral hearing loss, and a right shoulder disability. The claim for loss of kidney was not addressed as it is not part of the appeal.
The deciding factor: There is no evidence showing a current diagnosis or in-service injury/illness that would support service connection for any of the claimed conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of concussions
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 7, 2011
- Citation
- 1105071
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