The Board has determined that the evidence is in equipoise, and therefore grants service connection for residuals of traumatic brain injury.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's statements regarding his symptoms since separation are credible and supported by lay testimony. The May 2011 VA examiner linked cognitive impairment to a head injury, creating doubt about the validity of alternative explanations.
- Claimed conditions
- Head Injury Residuals, Cognitive Impairment
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 7, 2018
- Citation
- 18124069
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