The Board denied service connection for a head injury as there is no current diagnosis associated with the condition.
The deciding factor: There was no evidence of a current disability, and the Veteran's account of an in-service head injury was not supported by medical records.
- Claimed conditions
- head injury (traumatic brain injury)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- April 23, 2025
- Citation
- A25037289
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 948 · Granted: 52% (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
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
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- Whole decision: Partly granted
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- Whole decision: Denied
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