The Board has denied service connection for residuals of a traumatic brain injury, acquired psychiatric disorder, cervical spine disorder, seizure disorder, temporomandibular joint disorder, and facial trauma scar (claimed as lip scar) due to lack of credible evidence supporting the Veteran's claims.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's account of an in-service motor vehicle incident and service in Guyana is not credible, and there is no probative evidence showing that these conditions manifested during service or are related to service.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of traumatic brain injury (TBI), acquired psychiatric disorder, cervical spine disorder, seizure disorder, temporomandibular joint (TMJ) disorder, facial trauma scar (claimed as lip scar)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 22, 2024
- Citation
- A24013520
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