Traumatic brain injury (TBI) decisions — 2025

The Board remands the claims for service connection for residuals of a traumatic brain injury and a psychiatric disability, to include posttraumatic stress disorder and major depressive disorder, as new VA examinations are necessary.

The Board granted service connection for a chronic cervical spine disability but denied service connection for a chronic left knee disability and residuals from a traumatic brain injury (TBI).

The Board denied service connection for a dental disability, claimed as loss of teeth, and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), and remanded the issues of service connection for a right knee disability and residuals of frostbite.

The Board denied service connection for allergic rhinitis and cardiac arrhythmia, granted a 30 percent rating for post-concussive headaches from January 24, 2022, and denied increased ratings for other conditions.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, residuals of a traumatic brain injury, allergies, sinusitis, an eye disability, and a right knee joint disability to correct duty to assist errors.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for traumatic brain injury (TBI) to ensure a new VA examination is conducted, addressing any alternative theories of entitlement.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for various service-connected conditions, including migraine headaches, PTSD with TBI, chronic lumbar sprain, bilateral plantar fasciitis, and scars.

The Board denied service connection for a left ankle disability and remanded claims for increased ratings for TBI, OSA, and arthralgia of the right ankle.

The Board denied service connection for right and left shin splints, denied a rating in excess of 10 percent for chronic rhinitis, granted entitlement to a TDIU prior to July 6, 2018, and remanded several issues including service connection for left upper extremity radiculopathy, increased ratings for PTSD with TBI, back disability, neck disability, right knee disability, and left knee disability.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for entitlement to a rating in excess of 40 percent for TBI and entitlement to TDIU based solely on service-connected PTSD.

The appeal for service connection for a right hand disability, to include residuals of frostbite and tenosynovitis, is dismissed due to the appellant's death.

The Board denied service connection for traumatic brain injury, an acquired psychiatric disability, a neck disability, a back disability, and right and left knee disabilities as the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were incurred in or caused by active military service.

The appeal to readjudicate a claim for entitlement to service connection for sleep apnea, including as secondary to a traumatic brain injury (TBI), is warranted due to new and relevant evidence having been received.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for traumatic brain injury due to a need for an examination and medical nexus opinion.

The appeal was denied for an initial compensable evaluation for a mild systolic murmur, and several claims for service connection were remanded.

The appeal for service connection for left shoulder disability, right shoulder disability, and TBI was withdrawn by the appellant.

The Board denied service connection for traumatic brain injury, left shoulder condition, bilateral knee condition, and back condition as there was no evidence of a current disability at the time of the claim or during its pendency.

The Board denied an initial rating higher than 70 percent for the Veteran's PTSD/TBI prior to April 2, 2024 and denied a rating in excess of 50 percent for migraine headaches.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include depression and allergic rhinitis. Service connection was denied for chronic sinusitis, CFS, respiratory condition, traumatic brain injury, skin condition on the left big toe, irritable bowel syndrome, gastroesophageal reflux disease, hypertension, stroke condition, migraine headaches, right knee strain, left knee strain, left shoulder strain, lumbosacral strain, erectile dysfunction, and bilateral restless leg syndrome. An increased rating for left great toe scars was granted.

The Board denied an evaluation in excess of 50 percent for PTSD with TBI prior to January 8, 2024, and in excess of 70 percent thereafter. However, a 10 percent rating was granted for TBI residuals.