Traumatic brain injury (TBI) decisions — 2025

The Board remanded several claims for further development and readjudication, including service connection for OSA and hypertension, as well as increased ratings for right wrist sprain, MDD, tension headaches, and other musculoskeletal conditions.

The Board denied service connection for traumatic brain injury and earaches as the evidence did not support a current diagnosis or a link to active service.

The Board denied service connection for a right knee disability, traumatic brain injury (TBI), and an initial rating in excess of 20 percent for voiding dysfunction.

The Board denied a compensable rating for allergic rhinitis and service connection for traumatic brain injury (TBI) based on the evidence of record.

The Board granted service connection for a neck disability, left hand and wrist disabilities, TBI, left upper extremity radiculopathy, and residuals symptoms of heat stroke. The claim for CAD was denied due to the absence of a primary service-connected mental health disability.

The veteran's appeal requests were denied as they were not timely filed, and good cause was not shown to extend the time for filing.

The Board granted earlier effective dates for the increased rating of a seizure disorder, TDIU, DEA benefits, and SMC based on housebound status.

The Veteran is granted special monthly compensation (SMC) for his service-connected bilateral focal chorioretinitis, bilateral optic neuritis, peripheral retinal degeneration, bilateral macular degeneration, and bilateral optic neuropathy, as well as PTSD with unspecified neurocognitive disorder and TBI.

The Board granted a disability rating of 70 percent for service-connected PTSD with substance abuse disorders, a separate 10 percent rating for residuals of TBI effective October 23, 2008, and a separate 40 percent rating for residuals of TBI effective October 11, 2016. The Board also granted special monthly compensation based on the need for aid and attendance.

The Board denied service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome and traumatic brain injury due to a lack of evidence showing current diagnoses or in-service incurrence.

The Board denied service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome, hemorrhoids, and a thoracic spine disorder. Service connection was granted for hypertension, and an initial rating of 30 percent was assigned for irritable bowel syndrome.

The Board denied a higher rating for TBI, an earlier effective date for TDIU and DEA benefits, and remanded service connection for seizure disorder.

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for service connection for PTSD and TBI due to untimely filing of the appeal requests.

The Board denied service connection for traumatic brain injury (TBI) as the evidence did not support a finding that the Veteran's TBI had its onset during active duty service or was otherwise etiologically related to service.

The appeal for restoration of the 100 percent disability rating for PTSD is dismissed as moot, while service connection for TBI is granted.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a traumatic brain injury, finding that there was no evidence of a current diagnosis of TBI and that the Veteran's behavioral symptoms were attributable to his PTSD.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for traumatic brain injury and headaches to correct an error in providing notice of the Veteran's right to a hearing before a Decision Review Officer.

The Veteran is granted special monthly compensation based on the need of regular aid and attendance due to his service-connected disabilities, which include rheumatoid arthritis affecting multiple joints and other conditions.

The Board granted an initial rating of 70 percent for PTSD with residuals of TBI, as the Veteran's symptoms align with occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas.

The Board granted service connection for a traumatic brain injury based on the in-service event and the current disability.