Traumatic brain injury (TBI) decisions — 2025

The veteran's appeal for a higher rating for traumatic brain injury was remanded due to missing medical records and the need for an updated examination. Special monthly compensation for aid and attendance was granted.

The veteran is granted a separate 10 percent rating for TBI residuals from September 4, 2020. The decision is based on concentration difficulties not already compensated by other service-connected conditions.

Service connection for vertigo, right shoulder condition, left shoulder condition, right elbow condition, left elbow condition, left shin splint condition, traumatic brain injury, sleep apnea, left wrist condition, right lower extremity neuropathy, and left lower extremity neuropathy was denied. Service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, right wrist condition, back condition, and right ankle condition was remanded.

The appeal for a higher rating was dismissed because the veteran withdrew the claim.

Service connection for a headache disability, vertigo, and bruxism is denied. Service connection for a right eye disability is granted. Effective dates for erectile dysfunction and PTSD with cannabis use disorder are granted. A 70 percent rating for PTSD with cannabis use disorder and total disability based on individual unemployability (TDIU) are granted. Claims for TBI, right ear hearing loss, and tinnitus are remanded.,The Board found no competent evidence of a current headache disability.,The Board found no competent evidence of a current vertigo disability.,The Board found no competent evidence of a current bruxism disability.,The Veteran's right eye disability was at least as likely as not incurred during service.,The effective date for erectile dysfunction is December 12, 2022.,The effective date for PTSD with cannabis use disorder is January 26, 2021.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for higher evaluations for several service-connected conditions, including issues with the right thumb, both great toes, left ankle, and left shoulder.

The veteran's migraine headaches rating was increased to 50%. A separate evaluation for residuals of a TBI was granted. The request for a higher PTSD rating and a separate rating for TBI symptoms was remanded.

The Board denied service connection for TBI and higher ratings for various conditions but remanded decisions on the effective date for left lower extremity radiculopathy and rating for IVDS.

The Board denied service connection for multiple conditions but granted it for lumbosacral strain and related radiculopathies.

The Board denied service connection for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), traumatic brain injury (TBI), and a compensable disability rating for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD).

The Board denied the veteran's request for an earlier effective date for TDIU and Dependents' Educational Assistance benefits.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea as secondary to service-connected bipolar disorder and traumatic brain injury (TBI) has been granted. The Board found that the evidence supports a link between the Veteran's service-connected conditions, obesity, and sleep apnea.

The veteran's effective date for a 100% rating for service-connected PTSD with major depressive disorder and residuals of TBI is granted as May 12, 2019. Special monthly compensation (SMC) and basic eligibility to Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA) are also granted effective the same date.

The Board denied a higher rating for PTSD and a separate rating for TBI but remanded the claim for TDIU.

The veteran's claim for a higher rating for asthma and spontaneous left pneumothorax was denied. The claim for a higher rating for traumatic brain injury (TBI) was remanded for further evaluation.

The veteran's request for a rating higher than 70% for PTSD with opioid use disorder and TBI residuals was denied. However, the veteran was granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.

The veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for service connection of TBI was dismissed. The claim for a higher disability rating for TBI was denied.

The Board denied the veteran's appeal to restore a 40 percent disability rating for mild TBI, effective January 1, 2023. The reduction was deemed proper due to the veteran's failure to attend scheduled examinations.

The veteran's service connection claims for traumatic brain injury (TBI) and headache disorder were granted. The TBI is related to a motor vehicle accident in service, and the headache disorder is a residual of the TBI.

The veteran's effective date for a 50 percent disability rating for migraines status post TBI is granted as of October 18, 2022.