The Veteran's claims for service connection and increased ratings were denied. The Veteran does not have a current bilateral hand disability, and his headaches are currently rated at the maximum allowable under Diagnostic Code 8045.
The deciding factor: There is no evidence of a current bilateral hand disability or a diagnosed condition that would warrant an increase in rating for the Veteran's service-connected TBI with residual headaches.
- Claimed conditions
- Headaches, residual of TBI, Bilateral Hand Disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- December 27, 2016
- Citation
- 1648010
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to conflicting evidence regarding the onset and etiology of his claimed disabilities. Additional VA examinations are needed to determine if any current disabilities are related to service.
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