The Veteran's service connection claim for residuals of traumatic brain injury (TBI) is granted as the medical opinions support his claim that he has a current disability resulting from an in-service TBI.
The deciding factor: Medical opinions supported by experts indicate the Veteran has residual disabilities consistent with his in-service TBI, and the Board presumes the in-service occurrence based on combat service.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of traumatic brain injury (TBI)
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 18, 2018
- Citation
- 18119520
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal regarding service connection for residuals of TBI has been withdrawn. The cases of service connection for left shoulder and right knee disabilities are being remanded due to a duty to assist error.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for anxiety, depression, teeth grinding, residuals of TBI, sleep disability, breathing disability, and IBS as there was no evidence showing these conditions were incurred or aggravated by military service.
- Dismissed
The Board has dismissed all service connection claims and rating determinations due to the Veteran's withdrawal of his appeal.
- Granted
The Veteran's service connection claim for residuals of traumatic brain injury (TBI) is granted as the TBI had its onset during active duty and has been recurrent since then.
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