The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for a traumatic brain injury (TBI) as there was no evidence of a current diagnosis of TBI or any symptoms thereof during or near to the pendency of the claim.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not establish a diagnosis of TBI, and the Veteran's statements were inconsistent with his service treatment records.
- Claimed conditions
- traumatic brain injury (TBI)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 17, 2025
- Citation
- A25089651
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,011 · Granted: 24% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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- Dismissed
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Granted
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