The Board granted service connection for traumatic brain injury (TBI) but denied service connection for memory loss and remanded the claim for an acquired psychiatric condition, to include adjustment disorder with anxious mood.
The deciding factor: The evidence supported a direct link between the Veteran's TBI and his in-service head injury, while there was no indication of a discrete memory loss diagnosis or disability. The Board found that the Veteran's current psychiatric symptoms were best attributed to an adjustment disorder with anxious mood rather than PTSD.
- Claimed conditions
- traumatic brain injury (TBI), memory loss, acquired psychiatric condition, to include adjustment disorder with anxious mood
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- May 30, 2025
- Citation
- A25048256
What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
What you can do next
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- Dismissed
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- Denied
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- Dismissed
The Board dismissed the appeal for service connection for memory loss and found that the issue of TDIU from September 6, 2022 is moot.
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