The Board denied service connection for hypertension and granted an effective date of December 22, 2016, but no earlier, for the grant of service connection for traumatic brain injury (TBI) and left eyebrow scar as secondary to TBI.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support a finding that hypertension began during active service or was otherwise related to an in-service injury. The earliest medical evidence showing TBI related to service and a left eyebrow scar secondary to TBI was on December 22, 2016.
- Claimed conditions
- hypertension, traumatic brain injury (TBI), left eyebrow scar, left knee degenerative arthritis, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) with major depressive disorder (MDD) and traumatic brain injury (TBI)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 10, 2025
- Citation
- A25050996
What this means for you
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