Remanded (sent back)
The Board remanded the claim for service connection for a traumatic brain injury (TBI) due to incomplete and illegible service treatment records. The Veteran contends that he has residuals of a TBI from a head injury incurred in service.
The deciding factor: The Board found the February 2024 examiner's opinion inadequate because it relied on an absence of treatment in the unavailable STRs and did not provide sufficient rationale to support its conclusion.
- Claimed conditions
- traumatic brain injury (TBI), dyslexia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 14, 2025
- Citation
- 25000455
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