The Board found that new and material evidence has not been presented to reopen the Veteran's previously denied claim of service connection for an intracranial injury. The decision is denied.
The deciding factor: The submitted evidence does not relate to the unestablished fact that the Veteran's intracranial injury pre-existed his military service and was not aggravated during service.
- Claimed conditions
- intracranial injury
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 6, 2013
- Citation
- 1318433
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