The Board has granted service connection for residuals of a TBI and a seizure disorder, finding that the evidence is in equipoise as to whether these conditions are related to the Veteran's in-service head injury. The other issues on appeal have been remanded.
The deciding factor: Service connection was established based on the preponderance of the evidence showing a relationship between the disabilities and service.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a TBI, seizure disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 6, 2019
- Citation
- 19143688
What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
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