The Veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of a traumatic brain injury (TBI), other than a cognitive disorder not otherwise specified was denied. The Board found that the evidence did not support a diagnosis of any residual TBI, and therefore, there were no residuals to grant service connection.,For the right ankle scar, the Veteran's claim for an increased rating prior to June 14, 2017 was denied as the scar did not meet the criteria for a compensable rating. The evidence showed that the scar was not painful or unstable and constituted less than 929 square centimeters.

The deciding factor: The Veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of TBI, other than a cognitive disorder not otherwise specified was denied because there was no medical evidence to support a diagnosis of any residual TBI. The Board found that the Veteran did not have any diagnosed TBI residuals other than his already service-connected cognitive disorder not otherwise specified.,For the right ankle scar, the claim for an increased rating prior to June 14, 2017 was denied as the evidence showed that the scar did not meet the criteria for a compensable rating. The scar was not painful or unstable and constituted less than 929 square centimeters.

Claimed conditions

{"condition_name":"Residuals of Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), other than Cognitive Disorder Not Otherwise Specified"}, {"condition_name":"Right Ankle Scar"}, {"condition_name":"Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) with Cognitive Disorder Not Otherwise Specified"}

How they argued it

Direct service connection

Exposure basis

None

Rating assigned

None in this decision

Decision date

April 2, 2019

Citation

19124775