The Veteran's service connection claim for residuals of a concussion is denied as there are no current residuals. The VA examiner found no evidence of any chronic disability resulting from the claimed head injury in service. For his scars, the Board finds that the preponderance of the evidence is against a finding of one or more scars with characteristics of disfigurement, instability, or pain.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's STRs are silent for any complaints, findings, treatment, or diagnosis regarding a concussion. The February 2011 VA examiner found no clinical evidence for a diagnosis of any neurologic disability or other disability resulting from the claimed head injury in service. There is no current evidence of scars with characteristics of disfigurement, instability, or pain.
- Claimed conditions
- Residuals of a concussion, Scars of the head and neck
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 19, 2014
- Citation
- 1451278
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