The Board denied a compensable rating for the Veteran's residuals of traumatic brain injury as the evidence did not show that the condition was manifested by symptomatology no worse than level '0' impairment.
The deciding factor: The decision was based on the fact that the Veteran's TBI was manifested by symptomatology no worse than level '0' impairment according to the evaluation table for cognitive impairment and other residuals of TBI not otherwise classified.
- Claimed conditions
- Residuals of traumatic brain injury
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 4, 2022
- Citation
- 22000281
What this means for you
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What you can do next
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