The Veteran does not have any residuals of brain syndrome, and therefore the criteria for a compensable rating are not met.
The deciding factor: There is no evidence of neurological or psychiatric residuals from the 1954 head trauma that would support a finding of service connection for brain syndrome.
- Claimed conditions
- brain syndrome
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 1, 2011
- Citation
- 1140584
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