Traumatic brain injury (TBI) decisions — 2025

The Board granted restoration of the PTSD and TBI with peripheral vestibular disorder rating from 50 percent to 70 percent effective April 1, 2025.

The Board granted service connection for traumatic brain injury (TBI) based on the evidence being at least evenly balanced as to whether the Veteran's TBI was incurred during his military service.

The Veteran is granted special monthly compensation (SMC) based on the need for regular aid and attendance, effective December 8, 2025.

The Veteran was granted special monthly compensation (SMC) based on the need for aid and attendance from July 28, 2023, through September 21, 2024.

The Board denied service connection for right foot plantar fasciitis, left ankle achilles tendinopathy, post-traumatic (concussion) headaches, and TBI. The appeal for an earlier effective date was also denied.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, right wrist pain, left wrist pain, right knee pain, left knee pain, and a traumatic brain injury as the evidence did not support that these conditions were incurred in or aggravated by active military service.

The Board denied service connection for mycobacterium tuberculosis, latent pulmonary tuberculosis infection, insomnia, and a compensable initial rating for bilateral hearing loss.

The veteran withdrew his appeal for all service connection and rating claims, resulting in the dismissal of each claim.

The Board granted the Veteran's petitions to readjudicate claims for service connection for degenerative changes and disc space narrowing, C4/C5, C5/C6 and C6/7 neck injury and a traumatic brain injury based on new and relevant evidence. The claims for a cervical spine disorder, lumbar spine disorder, and bilateral radiculopathy with sciatica were remanded.

The Board granted service connection for TBI, vertigo, left ear hearing loss, sinusitis, and a gastrointestinal disorder. The claims for right ear hearing loss and left knee strain were denied. Service connection was also granted for adjustment disorder with an initial rating of 70 percent, but no higher, and for headaches with an initial rating of 30 percent, but no higher.

The Board granted earlier effective dates of August 21, 2009 for service connection for a TBI with residuals and its associated conditions: migraines, loss of taste, loss of smell, and tinnitus.

The Board granted an effective date of October 31, 2021, for the award of a 70 percent disability rating for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) with alcohol use disorder, traumatic brain injury (TBI), and post-concussion syndrome. The claim was denied for earlier effective dates for service connection for fatty liver disease and TDIU.

The Board remands the claim for an increased rating for residuals of TBI with anxiety due to a need for a new VA examination.

The Board granted service connection for atrial fibrillation and heart palpitations, a traumatic brain injury (TBI), migraines headaches, and lumbar spine degenerative arthritis. Service connection for right hand degenerative arthritis and sinusitis was denied.

The Board granted an initial rating of 100 percent for PTSD with traumatic brain injury, as the Veteran's symptoms manifested total social and occupational impairment throughout the appeal period.

The Veteran withdrew his appeals for service connection for traumatic brain injury, claimed as mental flinches, and gastroenteritis.

The Board denied service connection for traumatic brain injury and gastroesophageal reflux disease, but granted a 10 percent rating for left lower extremity neuropathy.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a traumatic brain injury, finding that there was no credible evidence of a current TBI.

The Board granted earlier effective dates for service connection of bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, PTSD with TBI, and post-concussive headaches. Service connection was denied for gulf war syndrome.

The Board granted a separate compensable rating of 10 percent for the Veteran's residuals of TBI.