The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder is presumed to have been incurred in service, while his traumatic brain injury is denied.
The deciding factor: Service connection for the psychiatric disorder was granted based on continuity of symptomatology since service. Service connection for the TBI was denied as there was no current disability and no evidence linking it to service.
- Claimed conditions
- Acquired psychiatric disorder, Traumatic brain injury
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 31, 2019
- Citation
- 19196934
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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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