Traumatic brain injury (TBI) decisions — 2024

The Veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of traumatic brain injury (TBI) is being remanded due to the need for additional evidence and a search of records at Subic Bay Naval Hospital. The case will be returned to the AOJ for consideration.

The Veteran's claim for a 100% rating for other specified anxiety disorder with alcohol use disorder and traumatic brain injury (TBI) with residual neurocognitive disorder, dizziness, and giddiness is granted. The claims for increased ratings of service-connected visual constriction and tinnitus are denied. An effective date of March 4, 2021, but no earlier, for basic eligibility to Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA) under 38 U.S.C. chapter 35 is granted.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a traumatic brain injury is denied as there is no current diagnosis of such condition.,Service connection is granted for the status post right Achilles tendon repair with residuals, which had its onset during active duty.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal, and the Board dismissed all issues related to severing service connection for various conditions.

The Board has remanded the claims due to duty-to-assist errors that occurred prior to the rating decision on appeal, including incomplete service personnel records and inadequate medical opinions.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to duty-to-assist errors. The Veteran failed to attend scheduled VA examinations and the AOJ did not properly develop the claim in accordance with M21-1 provisions governing claims involving foreign residency.

The Board has dismissed the appeal as all issues have been withdrawn by the appellant's authorized representative.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate nexus opinions regarding service connection for obstructive sleep apnea. The Veteran's musculoskeletal and mental disabilities are considered in determining whether they cause or aggravate his OSA.

The Veteran's TBI evaluation was reduced from 40% to 10%, effective October 16, 2020. The appeal for a higher rating for PTSD is denied.

The Veteran's appeals for service connection for dementia, the reduction of TBI disability rating, and the severance of dizziness service connection have all been dismissed due to concurrent appeal streams.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence and the need for a new VA examination. The Veteran's service-connected post-concussion syndrome/TBI is being evaluated again.

The Board has granted service connection for residuals of in-service traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) and anxiety disorder, finding that the current anxiety disorder is a result of the Veteran's in-service TBIs.

The Veteran's appeal for a higher rating for his service-connected acquired psychiatric disorder with traumatic brain injury (TBI) is remanded due to the need for additional treatment records.

The Veteran's service-connected headaches are granted a 50% rating, effective from the date of the decision. His service-connected vertigo is also granted a 30% rating. The Veteran's back condition remains at a 10% rating.

The Board has decided to remand the claims for service connection for traumatic brain injury and lumbosacral strain due to a duty-to-assist error. The Veteran's VA treatment records from San Antonio, Amarillo Air Force Base, Hill Air Force Base, and Atlanta during his service period need to be obtained.

The Veteran's appeals regarding TBI, cervical spine strain, tinnitus, and lumbosacral spine strain were dismissed because the appeal was not timely filed.

The Board has dismissed the appeals for service connection for reflex sympathetic dystrophy with Raynaud's phenomenon in both left and right lower extremities.,Service connection for frostbite in bilateral hands was denied as there is no persuasive evidence that the current condition began during service or is otherwise related to an in-service injury.

The Veteran's service-connected TBI and dissecting cellulitis of the scalp have been denied as they do not meet the criteria for a compensable rating.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for service connection for TBI and migraines as secondary to TBI due to pre-decisional errors in providing a VA examination and medical opinion before issuing the October 2022 rating decision on appeal.

The Board has remanded the cases for further development, including scheduling an examination to obtain a requested opinion regarding the Veteran's service connection claim for residuals of traumatic brain injury (TBI).