The Board has granted an effective date of July 12, 2010 for the award of service connection for residuals of a traumatic brain injury. The Veteran's claim was received within one year of his separation from active service and thus the effective date is set to be the day after the last day of that period of service.
The deciding factor: The effective date cannot be earlier than July 12, 2010, as it is the day after the Veteran's separation from service on July 11, 2010.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a traumatic brain injury
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- November 29, 2018
- Citation
- 18154334
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board allowed the benefit or issue identified in this decision. Review the original order: other issues in the same appeal may have a different outcome, and this decision does not predict another claim.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's TBI residuals are related to his active service and grants service connection for this condition.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for service connection on multiple conditions are being remanded due to the need for further development and clarification of his military service records.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Board dismissed the appeal due to an impermissible concurrent election of review lanes.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The appeal for service connection for residuals of a traumatic brain injury is remanded due to incomplete evidence and the need for further examination.
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