Granted
The Board granted an earlier effective date of February 10, 1982 for service connection for multiple conditions related to traumatic brain injury (TBI).
The deciding factor: The decision was based on the Veteran's initial claim filed in 1982 and relevant military records associated with the claims file.
- Claimed conditions
- traumatic brain injury (TBI) with chronic adjustment disorder, right frontal scar with left frontotemporal disfigurement, ataxia, loss of use of the lower extremities, tinnitus, ataxia, left upper extremity, sleep disturbances, voiding dysfunction, contact dermatitis, ataxia, right upper extremity, bilateral hearing loss, fecal incontinence (claimed as gastrointestinal condition, with history of feeding tube)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 13, 2025
- Citation
- A25002681
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