Traumatic brain injury (TBI) decisions — 2022

The Board has decided that a new VA examination is needed to determine the nature and etiology of the Veteran's TBI, including any head injury and other mental health disorders.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for residuals of a TBI, tinnitus, sleep apnea, and rhinitis due to new evidence submitted by the Veteran.

The Veteran's claims for traumatic brain injury, hypertension, respiratory disorder, gastroesophageal reflux disease, cold weather injury residuals, and right knee disability are being remanded due to the need for additional examinations.,A rating in excess of 10 percent is also being remanded for left knee disability.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings are being remanded due to his failure to attend VA examinations and the need for additional private treatment records.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to inadequate medical opinions regarding the Veteran's Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) and its relationship to service. The VA is instructed to obtain additional evidence and provide an addendum opinion from a psychiatrist or psychologist.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been received to reopen the Veteran's claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea. The claims of entitlement to increased ratings for PTSD, TBI, and migraine headaches are remanded for further development. Additionally, the Veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities is also remanded.

The Board denied service connection for Traumatic Brain Injury and Cervical Spine Disability, finding no credible evidence of an in-service injury or disease related to these conditions.

The Board has remanded the case due to a need for clarification of the Veteran's diagnoses and opinions regarding the etiology of his claimed disabilities. The Veteran is seeking service connection for residuals of a traumatic brain injury, which was not previously granted.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and effective dates are being remanded due to the need to associate missing documentation with the claims file.

The Veteran's PTSD with TBI and depressive disorder is granted at a 100% rating beginning November 29, 2011. The claim for SMC under the Housebound Rate was denied.

The Board has granted service connection for an unspecified depressive disorder and opioid use disorder, TBI residuals, tension headaches, but denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome is granted. The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for post-concussion syndrome with insomnia disorder and sleep apnea are remanded.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) is denied. The Board has also remanded the issue of service connection for bilateral glaucoma, as there are insufficient medical opinions in the record to determine if it is related to service or secondary to a service-connected condition.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for Traumatic Brain Injury, Vision Disability, Sleep Apnea, and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) have been dismissed.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for Hearing Loss Disability has been remanded.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for Bilateral Knee Disability has been remanded.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for Asthma has been remanded.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claim for service connection due to deficiencies in a previous VA examination report. The case will be further evaluated with additional medical examinations and consideration of all relevant records.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for residuals of a traumatic brain injury, lumbar spine disability with radiculopathy, right and left hip disabilities, and increased ratings for diabetes mellitus type II, SFW to Muscle Group XVII on the left side, SFW of the left wrist involving Muscle Group VIII, and left buttock scar and left forearm scar have all been denied.,The Veteran's service records do not show any evidence of a TBI. His current lumbar spine disability with radiculopathy is not shown to be related to his service or injury therein. Right and left hip disabilities are also not shown to be related to his service or injury therein.

The Veteran withdrew his request for service connection of TBI residuals, leading to the dismissal of this appeal.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for chronic arthritis, frostbite disability (right great toe), and sleep apnea have been denied as there is no evidence of in-service injury or disease that led to these conditions.,Additionally, the Veteran's current hip, shoulder, and sleep apnea disabilities are not considered related to his time in service.

The Veteran's claim of service connection for hypertension was denied in a previous decision, and no new and material evidence has been received to reopen the claim.,Service connection for a skin disability of the neck (tinea versicolor) is denied. The Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of this condition that is related to his military service.

The Board has granted service connection for right ear hearing loss but has remanded the claim for traumatic brain injury due to in-service assault and head trauma.