Traumatic brain injury (TBI) decisions — 2024

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinion regarding whether the Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is secondary to his service-connected acquired psychiatric disorder. The Veteran needs a VA examination to provide an opinion on this issue.

The Board has remanded the veteran's claims for service connection due to incomplete development of his National Guard and Reserve service records. The AOJ is instructed to obtain all relevant personnel and medical records, including those from the Texas and New Jersey National Guards and Army Reserves.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for sleep apnea as secondary to PTSD and for a traumatic brain injury (TBI) due to inadequate medical opinions on the aggravation prong of secondary service connection.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to concerns about the adequacy of a TBI examination and the need for additional evidence, particularly neuropsychological testing.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for a traumatic brain injury and an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD. The decision is based on incomplete or missing service records.

The Veteran's claim for TDIU is remanded due to incomplete employment and income information. The RO must verify the Veteran's work history, obtain completed VA Forms 21-4192 from his employers, and determine if he qualifies for TDIU on a schedular or extraschedular basis.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for chronic cough, TBI, ED, and sleep apnea have been granted. The rating assigned is 30% for the specified trauma and stressor related disorder.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for TBI and headache disorder have been denied. The case is being remanded to further evaluate the Veteran's right knee disability.

The Board has reopened the issue of whether the appellant's character of discharge constitutes a bar to VA compensation benefits due to new and material evidence. The appeal is remanded for further review, including obtaining relevant SSA records and BCNR/NDRB records.

The Veteran's claims for increased disability ratings for service-connected traumatic brain injury, left upper extremity radiculopathy, and left lower extremity radiculopathy are being remanded due to the need for a make-up VA peripheral neuropathy examination. The TBI claim is also being remanded as it is inextricably intertwined with the radiculopathies.

The Board has remanded several claims, including service connection for TBI and its associated conditions, dyspnea, hypertension, low back disability, and an acquired psychiatric disorder. Updated VA treatment records are needed, as is a comprehensive examination to address the etiology of these conditions.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including PTSD, right upper extremity radiculopathy, migraines, left upper extremity radiculopathy, left shoulder slap tear, degenerative arthritis of cervical spine, left knee disability, TBI, tinnitus, asthma, and erectile dysfunction, rendered him unable to obtain and/or maintain substantially gainful employment. The Board finds that the Veteran's service-connected disabilities preclude him from obtaining and maintaining such employment.

The Veteran withdrew his appeals for various conditions and rating issues, leading to the dismissal of all related matters.

The Veteran's right ear hearing loss disability is currently rated as noncompensable, and the Board finds no basis to grant a higher rating.,Service connection for TBI and tinnitus are both denied due to lack of evidence linking these conditions to service.,The Veteran's left ear hearing loss needs further evaluation by VA.

The Veteran has withdrawn his appeals for increased ratings and TDIU, effective upon the Board's receipt of their requests. As a result, the appeal is dismissed.

The Veteran's GERD is found to be secondary to her service-connected PTSD with major depressive disorder and anxious features.,The Veteran's residuals of TBI are not currently diagnosed, but a new examination is needed to determine if such exists.

The Veteran withdrew his appeals regarding the effective date for somatic symptom disorder and traumatic brain injury, as well as service connection for a cervical spine condition and rheumatoid arthritis.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected TBI and related conditions due to inadequate examination reports. The claims are being returned for further development.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, traumatic brain injury, and sleep apnea disorder due to a lack of evidence linking these conditions to his military service.

The Veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD was denied. The Board found that the disability warranted no more than a 70 percent rating due to occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas, such as work, school, family relations, judgment, thinking, or mood.