Traumatic brain injury (TBI) decisions — 2019

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for residuals of head trauma, including TBI, headaches, sleep walking, and a psychiatric disorder, as well as schizophrenia. The case is being returned to the RO for further development.

The Board has granted service connection for residuals of a head injury, to include TBI, and awarded a TDIU rating based on the Veteran's service-connected disabilities. The issue of service connection for the cause of the Veteran’s death is remanded.

The Veteran's tension headaches are rated at 50 percent, effective from May 2014. The Board also granted TDIU based on the combined effects of his service-connected disabilities.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claims for service connection for residuals of a traumatic brain injury, headaches, and cognitive disorder are inextricably intertwined with his claim for service connection for residuals of TBI. Therefore, these issues have been remanded to allow for further development.

The Veteran's claims for service connection of an acquired psychiatric disability and residuals of a traumatic brain injury are remanded due to the need for additional development.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's claim for residuals of traumatic brain injury (TBI) needs further examination and evaluation to determine if his current symptoms are related to his service.

The Veteran's claims for service connection of bilateral pes planus, right foot and toe cold weather injury (frostbite), hypertension, and muscle spasm with leg cramps to the right quad affecting the right knee are being remanded due to procedural errors.,The Veteran is not entitled to a compensable rating for left ear hearing loss.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate examination and failure to address all reported symptoms. The Veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of frostbite of the feet will be reconsidered with a new examination.

The Veteran's migraine headaches and traumatic brain injury are found to be related to service, but the nature of his residuals is unclear. The Board has ordered a remand for further examination.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection due to insufficient evidence in the record, including a lack of recent VA knee and TBI examinations.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including tension headaches and multiple shoulder injuries, have rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to additional evidence being added to the record. The appellant is requested to waive his right for review by the agency of original jurisdiction (AOJ).

The Veteran withdrew his appeal, and the Board dismissed it due to lack of allegations of errors in the determination.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder has been reopened, but the Board finds that there is no current disability related to service. The claim for TBI was denied as there is no evidence of a current disability or its relationship to service.

The Board has decided to remand the claims for service connection for left foot disability, sleep apnea, residuals of TBI, and acquired psychiatric disability due to missing documents in the record.

The Board dismissed the claim of service connection for traumatic brain injury. The lower back condition is granted as service connected.

The Veteran's claims for service connection and increased rating are being remanded due to the need for additional examinations and opinions regarding his TBI, sleep apnea, and acquired psychological condition.

The Board has found that the appellant's claimed left knee, right knee, TBI residuals, right eye, and low back disabilities are not service-connected. The claims for these conditions have been remanded to allow further investigation into the timing of the injuries and their relationship to service.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims of service connection for cervical spine disorder, lumbar spine disorder, right leg disorder, TBI, and migraine headaches due to a lack of in-service medical records. The Veteran is advised to seek service connection for his hernia separately.

The Veteran's TBI residuals are not manifested by any impairment that has been already contemplated in his service-connected PTSD. Therefore, the claim for a separate compensable evaluation for TBI is denied.