The Veteran's service-connected memory impairment, balance/gait issues, and multi-headache disorder are granted as the result of inservice traumatic brain injury (TBI). TDIU is also granted beginning November 1, 2014.
The deciding factor: Service records document multiple head injuries sustained during active service, including combat operations. The Veteran's symptoms align with post-concussion syndrome and are consistent with his MOSs as a parachutist and combat control craftsman. VA and private medical opinions support the finding that these conditions are related to inservice TBI.
- Claimed conditions
- Memory impairment, Balance/gait issues, Multi-headache disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- December 5, 2023
- Citation
- 23064278
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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