The Board granted service connection for residuals of a traumatic brain injury (TBI) based on the evidence and the benefit of the doubt rule.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's current TBI residuals were found to be related to an in-service injury, with the October 2023 examination report providing favorable reasoning that his symptoms are due to the in-service injury rather than a pre-existing condition.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a traumatic brain injury (TBI)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- January 3, 2024
- Citation
- 24000343
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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection, higher ratings, and earlier effective dates, as well as dismissed his claim for a TDIU.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for residuals of a traumatic brain injury, post-traumatic migraines secondary to the TBI, and peripheral vestibular disorder secondary to the TBI.
- Partly granted
The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for migraines was granted, effective July 1, 2022. The claims for service connection for various conditions were either denied or remanded.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of a traumatic brain injury, finding that his reports were not credible and there was no competent evidence linking the condition to service.
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