Traumatic brain injury (TBI) decisions — 2025

The Board denied service connection for all claimed conditions and a higher rating for the left ankle disability.

The veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of a head injury diagnosed as TBI was granted. The claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD was remanded.

The veteran's claim for an increased disability rating for traumatic brain injury (TBI) was denied, but a 50 percent disability rating for post concussive headache syndrome was granted.

The Board denied the veteran's appeal to reverse a rating reduction for TBI with stuttering and PTSD with alcohol use disorder in sustained remission, from a 100% rating to a 50% rating.

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal because the VA Form 20-0996 was not submitted within one year of the rating decisions.

The Board granted service connection for residuals of a head injury, including headaches, dizziness, and cognitive and behavioral impairment. The Board also granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU).

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and various effective date claims. However, it granted a restoration of a 10 percent disability rating for right index finger scar and a 10 percent disability rating for left knee disability with flexion limitation.

The veteran's request for a rating higher than 70% for PTSD with TBI was denied, but they were granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disability starting from April 11, 2019.

The Board remanded the claim for service connection of a traumatic brain injury because the VA examinations and medical opinions were inadequate. The Veteran will receive another examination.

The veteran's service-connected disabilities were found to prevent him from obtaining and maintaining substantially gainful employment, so he was granted an extraschedular total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) effective January 26, 2010.

The Board remanded all issues to correct pre-decisional duty to assist errors and to secure necessary examinations and medical opinions.

The veteran's request for a higher disability rating for PTSD and TBI was denied. However, the veteran was granted TDIU from February 23, 2022.

The veteran's disability rating for migraine headaches was restored to 50 percent, effective December 21, 2020. The issue of an increased rating for major depressive disorder and generalized anxiety disorder with traumatic brain injury was remanded.

The Board denied service connection for several conditions but granted it for genitourinary system disability, tension headaches, left knee strain, and right knee strain. The claims for bilateral hip strain, bilateral shoulder strain, major depressive disorder with anxiety and PTSD, neurobehavior effects, insomnia, poor concentration, and bilateral lateral epicondylitis were remanded.

The Board denied service connection for traumatic brain injury (TBI) and headaches, finding no evidence linking these conditions to the veteran's active service.

The Board remanded the claim for service connection of an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and residuals of TBI. The Veteran's case will be reconsidered with additional evidence.

The Board denied the veteran's request for an earlier effective date for service connection of PTSD with bipolar disorder and TBI residuals. The earliest possible effective date remains January 21, 2019.

The appeal regarding the reduction in PTSD rating was dismissed because the maximum rating was restored. The claim for service connection of a headache disorder, including migraines, was remanded for further evaluation.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for a compensable disability rating for TBI because the evidence showed no impairment in any of the 10 facets of cognitive impairment and other residuals of TBI.

The veteran's service connection for TBI residuals and a 30% rating for migraine headaches were granted.