Traumatic brain injury (TBI) decisions — 2018

The Board has remanded the case for additional examinations and development of evidence, including obtaining Social Security Administration records and VA/privately obtained treatment records. The Veteran's TBI and vision impairment claims are also being addressed.

The most probative evidence of record shows that the Veteran's TBI is productive of no more than a mild subjective cognitive or emotional/behavioral deficit, equating to no more than level 1 traumatic brain injury impairment. The criteria for a rating in excess of 10 percent for TBI are not met.

The Board denied service connection for HIV infection, TTP, chronic right eye disability, acute bronchitis, sleep apnea syndrome, and traumatic brain injury (TBI) as the evidence did not support a link to service or any other valid theory of service connection.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's TBI, headaches, left eye ptosis, and left-sided facial vascular symptoms are related to his military service.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims due to the need for additional development, including obtaining opinions on the etiology of his dementia and TBI.

The Veteran's appeal has been withdrawn by the appellant and his representative, thus all claims are dismissed.

The Veteran's posttraumatic headaches are rated at 30 percent, and he is granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for a lower back disorder and residuals of traumatic brain injury have been reopened, and the Board has granted these claims. The VA will conduct further examinations to determine if there is a link between the conditions and military service.

The Board has dismissed all service connection claims as the Veteran died during the appeal process.

The Veteran has withdrawn his appeals regarding the claims for service connection and rating for obstructive sleep apnea, traumatic brain injury, migraine headaches, left ear hearing loss, and right ear hearing loss.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining VA treatment records and scheduling the Veteran for a VA examination to assess his service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining updated treatment records and scheduling VA examinations to assess the severity of his service-connected PTSD, major depressive disorder, TBI cognitive disorder, NOS, and migraines.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for the issues of entitlement to service connection for bilateral hearing loss and traumatic brain injury.

The Veteran withdrew their appeals regarding the claims of service connection for a traumatic brain injury and epilepsy.

The Veteran's service connection claim for Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) is denied as there is no competent, probative evidence indicating a medical relationship between his TBI and service.

The Veteran does not have a current disability constituting residuals of a TBI, and the Board finds that service connection for this condition is denied.

The Veteran requested to withdraw his appeal for service connection for residuals of a traumatic brain injury (TBI). As a result, the Board has dismissed this issue.

The Veteran's service-connected headaches, residual of traumatic brain injury, have not been manifested by characteristic prostrating attacks averaging one in two months over the last several months. As such, he is not entitled to a compensable rating.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded to obtain additional medical records and for further examinations. The issues of service connection for various conditions are being addressed.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for tinnitus is dismissed as without legal merit due to the finality of the September 2011 rating decision. The Board also found no clear and unmistakable error in that decision.