The Veteran's claims for service connection for TBI and TMD were denied as there was no claim filed prior to July 15, 2010. The disabilities had already arisen by that time due to a fall during service in April 1987.
The deciding factor: There was no formal or informal claim of service connection for the conditions prior to July 15, 2010.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals, status post traumatic brain injury with concussive syndrome (TBI), temporomandibular dysfunction (TMD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 25, 2023
- Citation
- 23057900
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied an earlier effective date for the award of service connection for TBI, finding no reasonably raised claims prior to July 15, 2010.
- Denied
The Board denied earlier effective dates for service connection of TBI and TMD, finding that the Veteran did not raise claims prior to July 15, 2010.
- Denied
The Board denied earlier effective dates for service connection of TBI and TMD, finding that the disabilities arose during service but there was no claim filed prior to July 15, 2010.
- Denied
The Veteran's dental and jaw issues are not service-connected as they are not related to her in-service motor vehicle accident.
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