The Veteran's claims for service connection for TBI, back disorder, left lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, and neck disorder are denied. The claims for reopening of service connection for headache disorder and skin disorder are remanded.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not establish an in-service injury or disease related to the claimed conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a traumatic brain injury (TBI), back disorder, peripheral neuropathy of the left lower extremity, neck disorder, headache disorder, skin disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 10, 2019
- Citation
- 19102863
What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
What you can do next
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