The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of head trauma and remanded the issue of nonservice-connected pension (NSP) for the period October 31, 2012, to January 21, 2013.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support a finding that the Veteran sustained any head trauma during service, leading to denial of service connection. The Board also noted that the claim file was incomplete regarding the NSP determination for the period in question.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of head trauma
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 5, 2023
- Citation
- 23026358
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