The Veteran's claim for service connection for head injury residuals, including a scar above the left eye, brain tumor, blurred vision, blackouts, and memory loss is denied as there is no evidence of current disabilities related to his in-service head injury.
The deciding factor: There is no medical evidence linking any current disabilities (scar, brain tumor, blurred vision, blackouts, or memory loss) to the Veteran's service-connected head injury from 1973.
- Claimed conditions
- scar above the left eye, brain tumor
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 16, 2013
- Citation
- 1301817
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- Dismissed
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