Traumatic brain injury (TBI) decisions — 2025

The Board remands the claims for service connection and entitlement to individual unemployability due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error regarding missing private medical records.

The Board granted a 20 percent rating for LLE radiculopathy effective April 9, 2021, and an earlier effective date of November 15, 2017, for the award of service connection of LLE radiculopathy.

The Board denied service connection for a traumatic brain injury and remanded the claims for an initial compensable evaluation for migraines and a 10 percent evaluation based upon multiple, noncompensable, service-connected disabilities.

The Board granted service connection for a traumatic brain injury (TBI) based on the Veteran's in-service injury.

The Board granted service connection for left foot pes planus and denied increased ratings for pseudofolliculitis barbae, hip disabilities, and other claimed conditions. Some claims were remanded.

The Board granted service connection for residuals of a traumatic brain injury (TBI) based on the evidence showing that the TBI began during active service.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for a traumatic brain injury (TBI) for additional development consistent with the terms of a Court memorandum decision.

The Board denied service connection for left ankle pain and a compensable rating for scalp scars, while remanding claims for an initial compensable rating for traumatic brain injury (TBI), service connection for tinnitus, and service connection for bilateral hearing loss.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for a traumatic brain injury (TBI) as there was no evidence of a current diagnosis of TBI or any symptoms thereof during or near to the pendency of the claim.

The Board granted restoration of the prior 10 percent rating for TBI and a separate, compensable 30 percent rating for service-connected headaches prior to July 29, 2021.

The appeal was dismissed due to the Veteran's death during the pendency of the case.

The Board remands the claim for a new VA examination to determine the etiology of the Veteran's claimed residuals of TBI, as the previous examination was found inadequate.

The Veteran's service-connected post-traumatic headaches are granted an increased rating of 50 percent, the schedular maximum. The other conditions were denied higher ratings.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a back condition, headaches, and TBI to correct pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The Board dismissed the claims for increased ratings of PTSD with MDD and migraine headaches due to untimely VA Form 10182, while remanding the claim for service connection for a traumatic brain injury.

The Veteran's migraines are reasonably shown to have manifested by very frequent, completely prostrating and prolonged attacks productive of severe economic inadaptability, warranting a 50 percent rating.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for residuals of a TBI to the AOJ for readjudication based on new and relevant evidence submitted by the Veteran.

The Board denied the veteran's appeal for service connection for ischemic heart disease, residuals of a TBI, and residuals of a skull fracture due to the untimely filing of the appeal.

The Board granted service connection for schizophrenia and unspecified anxiety disorder, but denied service connection for traumatic brain injury and readjudicated the claim of entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual employability (TDIU).

The Board remands the claims for service connection for irritable bowel syndrome, traumatic brain injury, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and headaches due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error in not obtaining relevant treatment records from the Florida Department of Corrections.