Traumatic brain injury (TBI) decisions — 2025

All appeals for higher ratings, decreased ratings, and service connection claims have been dismissed as the Veteran has already appealed these issues to the Board.

The Board denied service connection for fatigue, traumatic brain injury (TBI), gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), left wrist disability, cervical spine disability, radiculopathy of the right upper extremity, and radiculopathy of the left upper extremity as there was no evidence to support a current diagnosis or that these conditions were related to service.

The Board denied service connection for residuals of a traumatic brain injury as the evidence did not establish current TBI residuals.

The Board remands the claim for a VA examination to determine if the Veteran's traumatic brain injury (TBI) is related to his active service.

The Board denied an effective date prior to June 9, 2023, for the award of service connection for TBI with PTSD and major depressive disorder.

The Board dismissed the appeals for service connection for a headache condition, residuals of a traumatic brain injury (TBI), fatigue condition, and seizure condition due to procedural defects in the modernized review system.

The Board remands the appeal to the agency of original jurisdiction for additional development, specifically requesting an addendum medical opinion regarding the Veteran's overlapping comorbid manifestations.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for TBI residuals (to include headaches, fatigue, and seizures) for accrued benefits purposes to obtain a retrospective etiological opinion.

The Board granted service connection for schizoaffective disorder, psychiatric disorders including PTSD, tinnitus, and traumatic brain injury based on new evidence. The right ankle sprain claim was remanded.

The Board granted increased ratings for TBI residuals and migraine headaches, as well as an earlier effective date for certain benefits, but denied increased ratings for PTSD and major depressive disorder and the fractured coccyx.

The Board denied service connection for tinnitus, hypertension, traumatic brain injury (TBI), chronic joint pain, fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), sleep apnea, and a gastrointestinal disability, claimed as gastrointestinal signs and symptoms (IBS).

The Board denied service connection for bilateral plantar fasciitis and remanded the claims for a left shoulder disability, right shoulder disability, back disability, neck disability, left upper extremity pain and paresthesia, right upper extremity pain and paresthesia, and TBI.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for facial trauma, a fractured nose, a neck disability, a right eye injury, and a traumatic brain injury to correct an error by the AOJ to satisfy its duty to assist under 38 U.S.C. § 5103A.

The Board granted readjudication of the claims for compensation benefits under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for a neck injury, back injury, and traumatic brain injury due to new and relevant evidence being received, but denied the claims on their merits.

The Board denied a rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD, granted a separate 10 percent rating for TBI residuals, and granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities effective December 1, 2019.

The Board denied several claims for increased ratings and granted service connection for left lower extremity radiculopathy, restored a 10 percent rating for right knee instability effective May 12, 2021, and granted an effective date of June 22, 2016, but no earlier, for the award of eligibility for Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA) benefits under 38 U.S.C. chapter 35.

The Board granted readjudication of the claims for compensation benefits under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for a neck injury, back injury, and traumatic brain injury due to new and relevant evidence being received, but denied the claims on their merits.

The Board denied service connection for 20 conditions including depression, anxiety, and traumatic brain injury, finding insufficient evidence of in-service incurrence or nexus. The Board remanded three conditions (back condition, left lower extremity neuropathy, and left leg condition) for further adjudication.

The Board dismissed the appeal for a rating higher than 30 percent for headaches and remanded claims for service connection for acquired psychiatric disorders, traumatic brain injury, and gastroesophageal reflux disease to correct pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The Veteran's hearing loss does not meet the criteria for an initial compensable rating.