The Veteran's claim of service connection for a traumatic brain injury was denied as there is no current diagnosis. The reduction in the evaluation from 30 percent to 10 percent for scar, forehead, status post motor vehicle accident was found to be improper and restored.
The deciding factor: There is no current diagnosis of traumatic brain injury, and the Veteran's statements are not competent evidence to establish such a condition.
- Claimed conditions
- scar, forehead, status post motor vehicle accident, traumatic brain injury
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- June 14, 2017
- Citation
- 1721689
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