The Board denied service connection for residuals of a traumatic brain injury and dizziness and loss of balance, finding that these conditions were not incurred or related to service.
The deciding factor: Service records did not show any in-service head injuries or TBI symptoms. The Veteran's current symptoms are attributed to his military service but the Board found insufficient evidence linking them directly to service.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a TBI (head injury), dizziness and loss of balance
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 14, 2019
- Citation
- 19163083
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What this means for you
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