The Board granted service connection for a brain injury secondary to the Veteran's service-connected aneurysm.
The deciding factor: The neurologist opinion established that the Veteran's current disability is more consistent with a non-traumatic brain injury due to his 1996 aneurysm than the reported in-service injury, providing a basis for secondary service connection under 38 C.F.R. § 3.310(a).
- Claimed conditions
- brain injury
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- March 4, 2025
- Citation
- 25003105
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 1,863 · Granted: 26% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for service connection for a brain injury, to include headaches and dizziness, is remanded due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the relationship between his TBI and PTSD. The issue of entitlement to SMC based on the regular need for aid and attendance of another person is also remanded.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Veteran's appeals for service connection for a brain injury and for higher ratings for left radial head fracture have been dismissed as the Veteran has withdrawn his appeals.,The Veteran was granted service connection for thoracolumbar degenerative disc disease, spinal stenosis, spondylosis, and occipital infarct with residual headaches.
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