Traumatic brain injury (TBI) decisions — 2025

The Board denied service connection for emphysema, an acquired psychiatric disorder, a compensable rating for migraine headaches, and higher ratings for TBI, lumbar spine, and cervical spine disabilities.

The Board denied the veteran's appeal for a rating in excess of 70 percent for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) with depressive disorder, insomnia disorder and residuals of traumatic brain injury (TBI), including subjective symptoms of nausea and dizziness.

The Board denied service connection for a traumatic brain injury and bilateral hearing loss, as the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were related to the Veteran's active military service.

The Board granted restoration of the TBI rating to 40% and the headache disability rating to 30%, effective December 1, 2023, as well as special monthly compensation based on housebound criteria.

The Board denied an earlier effective date for the evaluation of PTSD and TBI with dizziness and hyposmia, as well as for the award of service connection for post concussive headaches.

The Board remands the claims for higher initial ratings for service-connected psychiatric disability and headaches due to pre-decisional failure of the duty to assist based on inadequate evidentiary development and examinations.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and a separate 30 percent rating for benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) as a residual of the service-connected TBI, but denied initial compensable ratings for both the TBI residuals and migraine.

The Board granted service connection for residuals of a traumatic brain injury, finding that the evidence was in approximate balance as to whether the TBI had its onset during service.

The appeal has been withdrawn by the Veteran's authorized representative and is dismissed.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for residuals of a traumatic brain injury, including a concussion and hypoplastic right maxillary sinus, as there was inadequate compliance with previous remand instructions.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for an initial compensable disability rating for TBI, a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) for the period prior to September 25, 2015, and special monthly compensation (SMC) based on the need of regular aid and attendance.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for cervical spine condition, right knee arthritis, left knee arthritis, sleep apnea, and residuals of a traumatic brain injury (TBI) for further development.

The veteran withdrew the appeal for all conditions, and the Board has no jurisdiction to review it.

The Board denied increased disability ratings for PTSD, IBS, and asthma, as well as earlier effective dates for these conditions. The Board also denied service connection for degenerative joint disease of the left shoulder with an earlier effective date.

The Board denied service connection for all claimed conditions as the evidence of record does not support a finding that any of these disabilities are related to the Veteran's active military service.

The Board denied an increased disability rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD with TBI, as the Veteran's symptoms more closely approximated occupational and social impairment, with deficiencies in most areas.

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for an earlier effective date than July 26, 2017, for a 100 percent rating for service-connected residuals of a TBI.

The Board granted an initial rating of 40 percent for residuals of a traumatic brain injury (TBI), effective September 22, 2010, and denied an initial rating in excess of 30 percent for service-connected migraine headaches.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for various disabilities to allow VA to obtain additional evidence, including private treatment records and line of duty determinations.

The Veteran was granted a 60 percent evaluation for his service-connected interstitial lung disease from February 1, 2020, to November 24, 2020, but the claim for an evaluation higher than 100 percent after that date was denied. The claim for a higher rating for traumatic brain injury was also denied.