The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for TBI with memory loss and visual disturbances as there is no persuasive evidence of a current diagnosis or in-service injury related to these conditions.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence does not support a current diagnosis of TBI, and the Veteran did not have a documented head injury during service that resulted in a TBI.
- Claimed conditions
- TBI, memory loss, visual disturbances
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 24, 2024
- Citation
- 24017435
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