The Board denied service connection for residuals of traumatic brain injury due to the lack of credible evidence supporting a current disability related to active service.,Service connection was granted for headaches, with reasonable doubt resolved in favor of the Veteran's claim based on continuity of symptomatology since service.,The claim for service connection for a sleep disorder (previously claimed as chronic fatigue) is denied due to failure to report for a VA examination without good cause.
The deciding factor: The weight of the evidence does not support a current disability related to active service, and the Veteran's reports concerning an in-service head injury are not credible.,Headaches were noted during service and continued after discharge. The Board found reasonable doubt resolved in favor of continuity of symptomatology since service.,The Veteran failed to report for a VA examination scheduled in conjunction with his claim for service connection for a sleep disorder, which was denied due to lack of participation.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of traumatic brain injury, headaches, sleep disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- January 22, 2026
- Citation
- 26000897
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's headaches are at least as likely as not caused by his service-connected traumatic brain injury, and thus grants service connection for this condition.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete development of records and will provide a supplemental statement of the case if necessary.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Board has not made a final determination on the claims of service connection for inguinal hernia, PTSD, joint pain, fibromyalgia, left knee disability, right knee disability, tinnitus, chronic fatigue syndrome, respiratory disability, sleep disorder, IBS, and headaches. The claims are remanded to obtain additional evidence and determine if these conditions are related to service.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's claim of service connection for PTSD was granted with an initial evaluation of 50 percent, effective September 24, 2007. The appeal regarding the heart condition and sleep disorder is denied. The Veteran's hearing loss prior to August 24, 2015, warrants a 20 percent rating.
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