Traumatic brain injury (TBI) decisions — 2022

The Veteran's TBI claim is being remanded due to the failure of a scheduled VA examination. The examiner will assess current symptoms, level of severity, and functional impairment associated with his TBI.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected TBI and acquired psychiatric disorder are being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining new VA examinations.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate opinions regarding whether the Veteran's left knee disability is caused or aggravated by his service-connected TBI.

The Veteran's initial claim for a higher rating for his service-connected traumatic brain injury (TBI) and separate rating for headaches as residuals of TBI have been denied. The Board found that the Veteran's TBI symptoms did not meet the criteria for a compensable rating.

The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for his service-connected post-concussion syndrome/TBI is remanded due to the need for a new VA examination and additional medical records.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of a traumatic brain injury (TBI), to include headaches, is being remanded due to the need for further examination and opinion.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for additional examinations and development of his claims for PTSD with TBI and left foot pes planus.

The Veteran's TBI residuals are rated at a separate 10 percent evaluation.,The Veteran's MDD associated with TBI is rated at a separate 70 percent evaluation.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been dismissed, reopened, or remanded. The dismissal is for the previously denied claim of high cholesterol. Claims for bilateral foot frostbite and athlete's foot are now open to be decided on their merits. Hypertension and diabetes mellitus, type 2, both secondary to PTSD, remain unresolved.

The Board has remanded several issues, including service connection and rating for various disabilities. The Veteran's claims are pending further examination and evaluation.

The Veteran's TBI is granted as service-connected, and the claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder remains pending.

The Veteran's headaches began during service and are granted as service-connected.,There is no current diagnosis of TBI, but the Veteran's in-service motor vehicle accident does not meet the criteria for a TBI. The right corneal scar from an in-service injury is also granted as service-connected.,While hyperopia and astigmatism were diagnosed during service, there is insufficient evidence to link these conditions to service. The Veteran's current eye disorders are not related to service.,The Veteran has a current diagnosis of a right corneal scar due to an in-service injury.

Your appeal has been dismissed as there are no longer any claims in controversy.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities in combination precluded him from securing or following substantially gainful employment prior to March 19, 2008.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on unemployability due to service-connected disabilities, finding that his Parkinson's disease and related conditions rendered him unable to secure or maintain gainful employment.

The Veteran's initial disability rating for his depressive disorder, anxiety disorder, and TBI has been granted at a 70 percent rating.,His partial complex seizure disorder remains rated at 20 percent.

The Veteran was granted TDIU from July 1, 2007 to September 14, 2009. The Board found that the service-connected disabilities prevented him from securing and following substantially gainful employment during this period.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for neurological disability, as secondary to TBI disability, and an initial rating in excess of 30 percent for TBI disability due to incomplete medical opinions regarding aggravation.

The Veteran's TBI residuals are granted at a 10 percent rating prior to August 9, 2021, and denied for any higher ratings. The decision is based on the Veteran's cognitive impairment.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities prevented him from engaging in substantially gainful employment, and the Board has granted an earlier effective date of July 23, 2018 for his total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU).