Traumatic brain injury (TBI) decisions — 2025

The veteran was granted a 50 percent disability rating for migraine headaches and SMC based on the need for aid and attendance from January 12, 2021. The claim for SMC from May 9, 2017 to January 12, 2021 was denied.

The Board granted service connection for traumatic brain injury (TBI) concussion and remanded the claim for a liver disability for further development.

The appeal for an initial disability rating greater than 10 percent for a right hip stress fracture was denied, while the claims for service connection for an eye condition and residuals from a traumatic brain injury were remanded.

The Board denied increased ratings for fibromyalgia, duodenal ulcer, and PTSD with TBI, but granted service connection for left ear hearing loss disability.

The appeal is dismissed due to the Veteran's death before a decision was promulgated by the Board of Veterans' Appeals.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for a certificate of eligibility for specially adapted housing and special home adaptation grant due to his service-connected disabilities not meeting the criteria.

The Board remands the claim for service connection of traumatic brain injury (TBI) to obtain a new medical opinion addressing direct service connection.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a traumatic brain injury (TBI) as there is no evidence to support that he suffered an in-service TBI or that its residuals are related to his service.

The Board grants service connection for traumatic brain injury secondary to the Veteran's service-connected PTSD.

The Board remands the matters for an addendum opinion to address the severity of the Veteran's service-connected PTSD with depressive features and TBI, including the claimed physical manifestations of balance/dizziness problems and erectile dysfunction.

The Board granted service connection for the Veteran's sleep apnea but denied it for traumatic brain injury (TBI).

The appeal for an increased disability rating of the right knee and claims for service connection for a traumatic brain injury, neck disability, and right wrist disability were dismissed due to prohibited concurrent elections under the modernized review system.

The Board granted an effective date of March 28, 2019, for service connection for a neurocognitive disorder, generalized seizure disorder, and tinnitus, all associated with TBI.

The Board denied service connection for traumatic brain injury and a compensable disability rating for bilateral hearing loss, and remanded the claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder.

The veteran withdrew the appeal for all service connection claims, and the Board has no jurisdiction to review these issues.

The Board denied service connection for a gastrointestinal disability, denied an increased rating for PTSD with other specified depressive disorder and generalized anxiety disorder, and remanded claims for a rating in excess of 50 percent for migraine headaches and service connection for traumatic brain injury.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and left ankle pain, and remanded the claims for increased ratings in excess of 30 percent for chronic headaches, 20 percent for a back disability, 10 percent for a neck disability, 20 percent for radiculopathy of the left upper extremity, and 10 percent for right foot plantar fasciitis, as well as service connection for a traumatic brain injury.

The Board vacated its April 2025 decision regarding the Veteran's motions for revision or reversal of portions of a September 2013 and July 2023 rating decisions based on CUE due to procedural errors.

The veteran has withdrawn the appeal for service connection and increased rating claims.

The veteran withdrew all appeals at the Board, and the appeal is dismissed.