Traumatic brain injury (TBI) decisions — 2025

The Board remands the claim for service connection for traumatic brain injury (TBI) to schedule a VA examination due to evidence suggesting that TBI residuals may be related to falls caused by the Veteran's service-connected back disability.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for traumatic brain injury (TBI), post-concussion syndrome due to TBI, and severe small vessel occlusive disease, as well as the claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to service-connected disabilities, for further development.

The Board granted a 50% rating for post concussive headaches and special monthly compensation (SMC) for residuals of a traumatic brain injury, but denied an increased rating for schizoaffective disorder, depressive type and traumatic brain injury residuals.

The character of the appellant's discharge from active military service is not a bar to the receipt of Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) benefits, and service connection was granted for bilateral pes planus and bilateral tinnitus. However, service connection was denied for acquired psychiatric disorder, traumatic brain injury (TBI), heel spurs condition, right knee, left knee, lower lumbar back, hypertension, hemorrhoids, and sleep apnea.

The Board finds that new and relevant evidence has been received, and remands the claims for service connection for residuals of TBI, hypogonadism, IBS, and bilateral pes planus to be readjudicated on the merits.

The Board denied service connection for TBI with residual headaches, right ear hearing loss, and a bilateral knee disorder. The Veteran's left ear hearing loss was not granted a compensable rating.

The Board granted an initial rating of 70 percent for TBI, effective May 1, 2013.

The Board remands the claim for service connection of traumatic brain injury (TBI) due to multiple pre-decisional duty to assist errors, including an incomplete VA examination and missing military personnel records.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD and posttraumatic headaches were granted increased ratings, with an effective date of November 30, 2020.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue syndrome, and post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) with residuals, traumatic brain injury.

The Board granted service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder and tinnitus, while denying service connection for various other disabilities including the right ankle, left ankle, right shoulder, left shoulder, right knee, left knee, heart, respiratory, kidney, venous thrombosis, urinary hesitancy, acute metabolic encephalopathy, hypertension, obstructive sleep apnea, sleep disturbance, abdominal distension, atherosclerotic peripheral vascular disease, neurological disability, chronic fatigue syndrome, erectile dysfunction, stroke, skin disability, fibromyalgia, bilateral foot pain, hammer toes, tinea pedis, meningitis, GERD, traumatic brain injury, and irritable bowel syndrome. The Board also remanded the claims for service connection for hearing loss and a back disability.

The appeal pertaining to the issue of entitlement to a rating in excess of 50 percent for PTSD with TBI residuals, to include entitlement to a TDIU, is dismissed.

The Board granted a 20 percent rating for CTS affecting the left wrist and a 30 percent rating for CTS affecting the right wrist, while remanding the claim of entitlement to service connection for TBI.

The Board granted a 70 percent rating for posttraumatic stress disorder to include other residuals of traumatic brain injury from January 23, 2020.

The Board remands multiple issues, including service connection claims and rating increases for various disabilities.

The Board remands the appeal for a VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of the Veteran's claimed traumatic brain injury, considering his combat service in Afghanistan.

The Board remands the issues of entitlement to an initial rating higher than 10 percent for residuals of a traumatic brain injury (TBI), including headaches, and entitlement to an initial rating higher than 0 percent for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) for further development.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including PTSD, posttraumatic migraines, TBI, tinnitus, and myoclonus, prevent him from obtaining or maintaining substantially gainful employment.

The Board denied service connection for a traumatic brain injury (TBI) or residuals of a TBI, as the evidence did not support a current diagnosis of a TBI or any residuals thereof.

The appeal for service connection for residuals of a traumatic brain injury is remanded due to incomplete evidence and the need for further examination.