The Board denied service connection for tremors, seizures, and residuals of traumatic brain injury as the evidence did not establish a nexus to active service.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not establish a nexus between the current disabilities and active service.
- Claimed conditions
- tremors, seizures, residuals of traumatic brain injury
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 21, 2019
- Citation
- 19112797
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