The Board has determined that the Veteran's seizure disorder and acquired psychiatric disorders, including anxiety disorder NOS and cognitive disorder NOS, are related to his service. The residuals of traumatic brain injury have not been established as a separate condition.
The deciding factor: Seizure disorder and acquired psychiatric disorders were found to be directly related to head trauma during service.
- Claimed conditions
- Residuals of Traumatic Brain Injury, Seizure Disorder, Acquired Psychiatric Disorder (including Anxiety Disorder NOS and Cognitive Disorder NOS)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 14, 2016
- Citation
- 1623778
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- Partly granted
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence and need for further examination. The Veteran's TBI, psychiatric disorder, seizure disorder, and tremors are all in question.
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