The Veteran's subdural hematoma was not etiologically related to service and was not proximately caused by or permanently worsened by the service-connected left femur disability. The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not render him unable to obtain and maintain gainful employment consistent with his education, training and work experience.
The deciding factor: The subdural hematoma is not shown to be related to service or a service-connected condition.
- Claimed conditions
- Subdural Hematoma
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 22, 2015
- Citation
- 1531354
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