The Board has determined that the evidence is in equipoise as to whether the veteran's TBI residuals are related to head injuries sustained during a period of inactive duty training (IDT) in 1984, and thus service connection for these residuals is granted.
The deciding factor: The medical opinions presented indicate that the veteran may have suffered from a mild traumatic brain injury while boxing during his IDT period in 1984, which could be related to his current TBI residuals.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a traumatic brain injury (TBI)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 23, 2024
- Citation
- 24003474
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Decisions by this judge: 918 · Granted: 32% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
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