Traumatic brain injury (TBI) decisions — 2025

The Board denied service connection for the veteran's claimed conditions, including migraines, left index finger disability, left and right shoulder disabilities, left epigastric disability, and TBI, as there was no evidence linking these conditions to his active-duty service.

The Board is remanding the claims for a higher rating for migraine including migraine variants and TBI to correct a pre-decisional duty to assist error.

The Veteran's claim for a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss was denied, and the claims for service connection for various disabilities were remanded.

The Board granted service connection for TBI and sleep apnea, and assigned a 30 percent rating for migraine headaches. The gastrointestinal disorder was dismissed, and the chronic fatigue syndrome claim was remanded.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a compensable rating for traumatic brain injury as there was no evidence of cognitive, emotional/behavioral, or physical impairment during the appeal period.

The Veteran withdrew the appeal for service connection of traumatic brain injury and migraine headaches.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for an increased evaluation for lumbar spine degenerative disc disease and remanded the issue of service connection for a traumatic brain injury.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a traumatic brain injury, hypertension, anxiety disorder, and an evaluation in excess of 10 percent for tinnitus. The claims for service connection for PTSD, major depressive disorder, insomnia, and migraines were remanded.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for traumatic brain injury (TBI) with loss of consciousness, to include residuals of a TBI, due to an inadequate VA examination and medical opinion.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for residuals of a left hand and foot cold injury, finding that there was no evidence to support a diagnosis of such conditions related to his military service.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for residuals of a traumatic brain injury and migraine-tension headaches due to pre-decisional duty-to-assist errors.

The Board remands the issue of entitlement to a separate rating for traumatic brain injury (TBI) residuals not included in posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) rating due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error.

The Board granted an effective date of January 24, 2020 for residuals, TBI with vertigo and a 20 percent initial rating.

The appeal for service connection for a TBI or other injury to the brain was dismissed because the November 2022 rating decision finding a duty to assist error is not an appealable issue.

The veteran was granted increased ratings for PTSD with TBI, Meniere's disease with TBI, and headaches, effective October 22, 2020, and October 22, 2021, respectively.

The Board denied service connection for left and right knee disabilities, insomnia disorder, and a compensable rating for traumatic brain injury.

The Board granted service connection for traumatic brain injury (TBI) to include residuals thereof, resolving reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD and TBI have resulted in an inability to secure and follow a substantially gainful occupation, warranting a total disability rating based on individual unemployability.

The appeal for service connection for traumatic brain injury and entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability has been dismissed.

The Veteran was granted a 100 percent rating for PTSD with MDD, to include overlapping residuals of TBI, and an initial rating in excess of 50 percent for migraines was denied. SMC-S was also granted.