The preponderance of the evidence shows that, prior to October 23, 2008, the Veteran's brain disease residuals have manifested solely by subjective complaints of headaches and dizziness. Therefore, his claim for a higher disability rating is denied.
The deciding factor: Prior to October 23, 2008, the Veteran's brain disease residuals were characterized primarily by subjective symptoms such as headaches and dizziness, without objective neurological findings or other manifestations that would warrant a higher rating under the prior diagnostic criteria.
- Claimed conditions
- Brain Disease Due to Trauma
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 29, 2013
- Citation
- 1314163
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