The Board found no credible evidence of a head injury in service resulting in TBI and scar, and thus denied the Veteran's claim for residuals of a head injury. The psychiatric disability claims are remanded as additional development is needed.
The deciding factor: There was no credible evidence of a head injury or TBI in service, which is required to establish service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a head injury, various psychiatric disabilities
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 21, 2018
- Citation
- 1810491
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