The Board granted service connection for a traumatic brain injury (TBI) and dismissed or denied the other claims.
The deciding factor: The TBI was granted based on the evidence of record, while the other claims were either dismissed due to lack of evidence or denied as not meeting the criteria for service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- left foot bone spur, cervical spine disability, hormone imbalance, traumatic brain injury (TBI), restless leg syndrome, fibromyalgia, right knee disability, headaches
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 13, 2025
- Citation
- A25052385
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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- Denied
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- Partly granted
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