Denied
The Board denied an initial compensable disability rating for the Veteran's service-connected traumatic brain injury (TBI) as the evidence did not support a finding of symptoms related to TBI residuals.
The deciding factor: The August 2023 VA examination and the Veteran's reported symptoms were found insufficient to warrant a compensable rating under Diagnostic Code 8045, as his symptoms more closely approximated a severity level of 0 in each facet.
- Claimed conditions
- Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 17, 2025
- Citation
- A25109037
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