The Board has determined that service connection for TBI residuals is warranted as the Veteran sustained a documented in-service left occipital region blunt trauma/concussion and was diagnosed with TBI residuals following separation from service.
The deciding factor: Service connection granted based on a documented in-service head trauma and subsequent diagnosis of TBI residuals.
- Claimed conditions
- Traumatic Brain Injury Residuals, Post-operative Left Temporal Organic Brain Disability (Angioma, Cavernoma, AVM), Seizure Disability, Cognitive Dysfunction, Weight Loss, Skin Disorder (Rash)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 22, 2017
- Citation
- 1753541
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What this means for you
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- Remanded (sent back)
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