Traumatic brain injury (TBI) decisions — 2025

The Board granted service connection for traumatic brain injury (TBI) based on the Veteran's in-service head injury and continuous symptoms since service, resolving all reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.

The Board denied service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) due to the lack of a current diagnosis, and remanded other claims for further development.

The Board denied an initial compensable rating for the Veteran's service-connected traumatic brain injury (TBI) based on the evidence of record, which showed no impairment in any of the ten applicable rating facets.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of traumatic brain injury (TBI), finding that there was no evidence of a current disability and no nexus to service.

The Board denied an initial rating in excess of 20 percent for left shoulder strain and remanded the claims for service connection for a traumatic brain injury, low back disorder, right ankle disorder, and total disability rating due to individual unemployability.

The Board dismissed the veteran's appeals for service connection for traumatic brain injury, stress fracture of the right foot, bilateral flat feet, and bilateral hearing loss due to untimely Notices of Disagreement. The claim for a right knee disability was remanded.

The Board denied service connection for traumatic brain injury, hypertension, and left great toe post-traumatic residual stiffness as there was no evidence of a current disability or nexus to service.

The Board granted a rating of 70 percent for PTSD and 40 percent for lumbosacral strain, but denied service connection for hypertension.

The Veteran is granted special monthly compensation based on the regular need for aid and attendance due to his service-connected traumatic brain injury, major depressive disorder, degenerative arthritis of the thoracolumbar spine with IVDS, and degenerative arthritis of the cervical spine.

The Board denied an initial disability rating in excess of 50 percent prior to May 21, 2010, for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and major depressive disorder (MDD) with a traumatic brain injury (TBI).

The Board granted service connection for a cervical spine condition and dismissed the claim for PTSD, while denying claims for radiculopathy of the right upper extremity, TBI rating increase, status post right knee meniscectomy rating increase, and scar rating.

The Board granted separate ratings for a peripheral vestibular disorder, oculomotor disorder, and headaches associated with TBI but denied a separate rating for the TBI itself.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, sleep apnea, cervical spine (neck) disability, lumbar spine (back) disability, right lower extremity radiculopathy, left lower extremity radiculopathy, and erectile dysfunction. The appeal was dismissed for major depressive disorder and generalized anxiety disorder due to the grant of an unspecified depressive disorder with anxious distress.

The Board denied service connection for chronic headaches and TBI due to a lack of evidence supporting the claims.

The Board granted service connection for unspecified myopathy, manifesting as facial myalgia and residuals of a traumatic brain injury (TBI), to include blurred vision and diplopia.

The Board denied service connection for a traumatic brain injury (TBI) due to the Veteran's failure to report for a scheduled VA examination without good cause. The claims for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 and secondary service connection were remanded for further development.

The Board denied service connection for a traumatic brain injury and remanded the issue of secondary service connection for tension headaches, as additional evidence was needed to determine if the Veteran's tension headaches were caused or aggravated by his service-connected disabilities.

The Board denied service connection for a higher initial rating for psychotic disorder, a compensable rating for scalp scar, and service connection for TBI. However, the Board granted service connection for headaches.

The Board granted service connection for irritable bowel syndrome, solar lentigines, and acne as manifestations of a medically unexplained chronic multi-symptom illness (MUCMI), while denying an increased rating for PTSD with residuals of traumatic brain injury. The Board also granted initial ratings for migraine and tension headaches, right upper extremity carpal tunnel syndrome, and left upper extremity carpal tunnel syndrome.

The appeal regarding the evaluation of unspecified anxiety disorder with TBI and the effective date for the 70 percent evaluation is remanded due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error.