The Board has granted service connection for depression as due to aggravation of a pre-existing condition, but denied service connection for traumatic brain injury.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not support a finding that the Veteran's depression had onset in active service or is otherwise causally connected to active service. The Veteran reported depressive symptoms starting after his separation from active service.
- Claimed conditions
- traumatic brain injury (TBI), depression
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 27, 2020
- Citation
- 20069601
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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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Dismissed
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- Remanded (sent back)
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