Traumatic brain injury (TBI) decisions — 2021

The Veteran's claims for service connection for bladder cancer and traumatic brain injury (TBI) are remanded. The rating reduction from 50 percent to 30 percent for PTSD, effective July 1, 2019, is also remanded.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for TDIU is remanded due to the need for referral to the Director of Compensation and Pension Service for consideration of extraschedular TDIU prior to July 8, 2014.

The Veteran's claims for PTSD, tinnitus, and TBI residuals have been granted. The Board found that the Veteran has a diagnosis of PTSD due to an in-service personal assault, his tinnitus is related to in-service acoustic trauma, and there is credible supporting evidence of the claimed stressor.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been reopened, but the Board has found that there is no evidence of a right eye disability and denied service connection. The Veteran's claim for frostbite residuals of the feet remains pending with remand for further examination.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including depressive disorder and chronic recurring headaches, render him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation throughout the appeal period.

Your appeal for service connection for a traumatic brain injury has been dismissed because you opted your appeal into the modernized review system.

The Veteran's post-traumatic migraine headaches with photo- and phono-sensitivity, nausea and vomiting are granted a 50 percent disability rating. The Veteran's TBI residuals are granted an initial 10 percent disability rating.

The Veteran's TBI was granted an initial compensable rating of 10 percent. The Veteran's PTSD was denied for increased ratings.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a brain condition is remanded due to inconsistencies in the opinions provided by VA examiners and the need for further clarification of the relationship between his reported in-service event and his current diagnoses.

The Veteran's claims for service connection were denied for TBI, Type II Diabetes Mellitus, Hypertension, and various diabetic peripheral neuropathies. The Board also denied increased ratings for PTSD, right upper extremity radiculopathy, right shoulder subacromial decompression, left shoulder distal clavicle resection, cervical spine strain, and right knee strain.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for traumatic brain injury, mastoiditis in the right ear, and acute serous otitis media of the right ear were all granted. However, his claim for left ear hearing loss was denied.

The Veteran's right ear pain claim is denied as there is no diagnosed disability.,A rating of 30 percent for cervical spine disorder effective January 31, 2012, and increased to 40 percent effective November 6, 2020.

The Board has remanded the claims for TBI and TDIU due to the need for additional VA treatment records and consideration of all evidence since the last SSOC.

The Board has revised its decision to grant service connection for residuals of a traumatic brain injury (TBI) due to a clear and unmistakable error in the date of an in-service incident that was incorrectly determined to have occurred after discharge.

The Veteran's PTSD was granted an initial 70 percent disability rating, effective from the date of the decision. The TBI residuals were also rated as noncompensable until January 10, 2017, when they were upgraded to a compensable rating.

The Board has dismissed the claims of service connection for a low back disability and traumatic brain injury as they have been fully granted in the December 2019 and October 2020 rating decisions.

The Board has remanded the case due to conflicting evidence regarding an in-service head injury and the Veteran's current symptoms. The Veteran is not entitled to service connection for chronic residuals of a TBI, as there is no credible evidence linking his current headaches to service.

The Board has decided to remand the case for a TBI examination and further development due to an incorrect examination report.

The Veteran's headaches associated with his service-connected TBI were granted a 50 percent disability rating, effective May 17, 2010. A 10 percent disability rating for the TBI was also granted, effective May 17, 2010. The claim for a rating in excess of 40 percent for TBI from January 13, 2021 is denied.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for additional development regarding the Veteran's claim for special monthly compensation based on the need of aid and attendance. The Veteran needs assistance with various daily activities, including bathing and meal preparation, due to her service-connected lumbar spine disability and other conditions.