The Board has determined that the Veteran's left subdural hematoma, status post craniotomy, was not incurred in or related to service and is unrelated to any service-connected disability. Therefore, the claim for service connection is denied.
The deciding factor: The preponderance of evidence indicates that the Veteran's current left subdural hematoma disability was not manifest during service and is unrelated to service or a service-connected disability.
- Claimed conditions
- left subdural hematoma, status post craniotomy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 29, 2017
- Citation
- 1724752
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