The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have current residuals of a traumatic brain injury associated with his in-service head injury, and therefore service connection for this condition is denied.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence does not support a finding of current residuals of a traumatic brain injury related to the Veteran's in-service head injury.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a traumatic brain injury
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 14, 2019
- Citation
- 19185745
What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
What you can do next
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- Dismissed
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Granted
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- Remanded (sent back)
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