The Board found that the Veteran's organic brain syndrome was not incurred in or aggravated by service, nor may it be presumed to have been incurred in service. The evidence does not support a finding of chronic disability resulting from an injury suffered during service.
The deciding factor: There is no persuasive evidence showing an etiology dating back to military service for the Veteran's organic brain syndrome.
- Claimed conditions
- Organic brain syndrome
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 9, 2011
- Citation
- 1129436
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