Traumatic brain injury (TBI) decisions — 2025

The Board denied the veteran's claims for earlier effective dates for an increased rating for hearing loss, a TDIU rating, and DEA benefits.

The Board denied an initial disability rating greater than 70 percent for service-connected residuals of traumatic brain injury and remanded the claim for a separate disability rating for headache episode residuals of TBI.

The Board granted a readjudication of the service connection claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder, denied service connection for a skin disorder and a rating in excess of 10 percent for bilateral hearing loss, and remanded claims for service connection for TBI.

The Board denied a rating in excess of 40 percent for the Veteran's service-connected TBI with cognitive disorder and status post seizure prophylaxis with vertigo.

The Board remands the appeal for further development, including obtaining relevant private treatment records and reexamining service-connected residuals of TBI.

The Board granted service connection for residuals of a traumatic brain injury (TBI), to include headaches, based on the evidence showing that the Veteran's current symptoms are due to an in-service TBI.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for earlier effective dates, increased ratings, and service connection due to insufficient evidence of entitlement prior to January 20, 2023.

The Veteran's service connection for PTSD is granted, while the claims for headache syndrome, right foot disability, and TBI are remanded.

The Board denied service connection for traumatic brain injury and mixed anxiety and depressive disorder with alcohol use disorder, as the evidence did not support a causal relationship between these conditions and the Veteran's military service.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for cause of death due to a need for additional evidence and an adequate medical examination.

The Board denied service connection for several conditions, granted a 20 percent rating for chronic fatigue syndrome and a compensable rating for allergic rhinitis, but denied higher ratings for other conditions.

The Board granted service connection for traumatic brain injury based on the evidence showing a current disability, an in-service event, and a nexus between the two.

The appeal for a higher rating for PTSD with alcohol use disorder and TBI was denied, while the effective date for service connection of TBI was granted as February 6, 2024.

The Board granted service connection for cervical strain, traumatic brain injury with migraine headaches, and left ankle disability. The claim for a higher rating for allergic rhinitis was denied.

The Board granted service connection for TBI, inclusive of blast-related PTSD and depressive disorder, and bilateral pes planus on an aggravation basis.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an initial compensable rating for residuals of traumatic brain injury, finding that there was no evidence of symptoms attributable to TBI that had not already been considered in the evaluation of other service-connected disabilities.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an initial compensable rating for tension headaches, service connection for residuals of head injury, to include TBI, a right shoulder condition, and hemorrhoids.

The Board granted an increased initial rating for the service-connected adjustment disorder, but denied service connection and non-compensable ratings for TBI, post traumatic residuals of the jaw, and bilateral hearing loss.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for a higher rating for psychological disabilities and cervicogenic headache disability, and remanded the claim for service connection for coughing/congestion disability.

The Board denied a higher rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD with TBI, finding that the Veteran's symptoms did not warrant a more severe rating.