The Board found that the Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of brain damage and denied his claim for service connection.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not show any current disability due to brain damage or residuals related to brain damage, and the VA examinations provided no support for such a finding.
- Claimed conditions
- Brain Damage
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 17, 2018
- Citation
- 1823321
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