Traumatic brain injury (TBI) decisions — 2025

The Board granted a 50 percent disability rating for PTSD with TBI effective September 14, 2022, and denied a higher rating. The left bicep service connection claim was remanded.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for various conditions due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error, as service treatment records from the Veteran's period of reserve service have not been obtained.

The Board granted service connection for a TBI and residuals thereof as secondary to the appellant's service-connected peripheral neuropathies of upper and lower extremities.

The Board dismissed the appeals for service connection for a TBI, cervical spine degenerative arthritis with intervertebral disc syndrome, and right wrist arthritis/wrist sprain, chronic as secondary to instability, left knee due to concurrent elections under the modernized review system.

The Board denied earlier effective dates for the grants of service connection and increased ratings, granted readjudication on new evidence, and remanded several claims.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a dizziness condition and residuals of a traumatic brain injury (TBI) to schedule VA examinations due to insufficient evidence.

The Board granted a disability rating of 100 percent for PTSD with depressive disorder recurrent moderate severity, to include TBI, and special monthly compensation (SMC) based on the need for aid and attendance of another person. The issue of SMC based on housebound status was dismissed.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for residuals of a TBI and an acquired psychiatric disorder due to the need for additional development, specifically a VA medical opinion.

The Board granted the reopening of claims for scalp and head scars and headaches, but denied service connection for a traumatic brain injury. The remaining claims were remanded.

The Board denied an initial disability rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD with TBI, finding that the Veteran's symptoms did not meet the criteria for a higher rating.

The Board denied service connection for a traumatic brain injury and remanded the claim for degenerative arthritis of the cervical spine due to insufficient evidence.

The Veteran is granted special monthly compensation (SMC) based on aid and attendance for the residuals of traumatic brain injury, effective May 1, 2025.

The Board denied service connection for arteriosclerosis, a liver condition, traumatic brain injury (TBI), and hyperlipidemia. The claim for service connection for a heart condition was remanded.

The Board denied service connection for residuals of a TBI, migraine headaches, and a right knee disorder. The Veteran's claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder (claimed as unspecified depressive disorder) was remanded for further development.

The Board granted service connection for traumatic brain injury (TBI) with residuals and right ankle arthritis, resolving reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor.

The Board granted restoration of a 20 percent rating for postoperative right knee injury with meniscal tear, service connection for residuals of traumatic brain injury (TBI) and a left hip condition, but remanded increased rating claims for lumbar radiculopathy and postoperative right knee injury.

The Board denied service connection for liver disability, atherosclerosis, TBI, and hyperlipidemia as there was no evidence of current disabilities.

The Veteran's appeals for ratings in excess of the current levels for various conditions have been withdrawn.

The Veteran's appeals for service connection for tinnitus, right hand frostbite, bilateral hearing loss, and sleep apnea were dismissed due to untimely filings.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a traumatic brain injury and special monthly compensation based on the need for aid and attendance of another person due to an inadequate medical opinion.