Traumatic brain injury (TBI) decisions — 2026

The Veteran's TBI is currently rated at 70 percent from March 10, 2023 onwards. The claim for an earlier effective date for service connection of post-traumatic stress disorder and Dependents' Educational Assistance are denied.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and traumatic brain injury (TBI), as there are insufficient medical opinions regarding their etiology. The AOJ is instructed to obtain additional medical opinions addressing these issues.

The Board has dismissed the Veteran's appeal for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and denied his claim for service connection for a traumatic brain injury (TBI). The Veteran's appeal was dismissed because he had already been granted service connection for depressive disorder in November 2022, which covered the entire appeal period.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to incomplete records and inadequate notification, requiring further review by the AOJ.

The Veteran's PTSD with TBI rating was reduced from 70% to 50%, effective December 26, 2023. The Board has restored the 70% rating for PTSD with TBI as it found that there was no evidence of functional improvement under ordinary conditions of life and work.

The Veteran's disability rating for Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) was reduced from 70 percent to 40 percent. The Board has restored the 70 percent rating effective November 1, 2022.

The Veteran's TBI rating is remanded due to insufficient evidence and the need for additional examinations.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation as of December 1, 2013.

The Veteran is granted special monthly compensation for need for regular aid and attendance due to service-connected TBI, as well as housebound status.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the Veteran's TBI residuals prior to October 17, 2017. The Veteran is seeking a compensable rating for his TBI.

The Veteran is granted special monthly compensation (SMC) at the rate of $20 per month for need for regular aid and attendance due to TBI residuals, effective October 1, 2011.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development to ensure proper consideration of his claims, including a new examination for TBI and post-concussive headaches.

The Board has granted an effective date of November 17, 2006 for the grant of service connection for PTSD, with generalized anxiety disorder and traumatic brain injury, as well as cervical spine degenerative arthritis. This decision is based on the addition of service treatment records that were not available at the time of the initial claim.

The Board has determined that additional development is needed to address the Veteran's claims for service connection related to residuals of frostbite, bilateral hip conditions, right knee condition, right shoulder condition, bilateral upper extremity peripheral neuropathy, and bilateral eye condition. The issues have been remanded due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the nature and etiology of these conditions.

The Board has remanded the cases for further development and to issue a Statement of the Case (SOC). The Veteran will be provided an opportunity to respond to the SOC before the claims are returned to the Board.

The Veteran's initial claim for a higher rating for TBI residuals with Parkinson's disease and vertigo was denied. A separate evaluation of 50 percent, but no higher, for his psychiatric disability from January 17, 2014, to November 7, 2019, is granted.

The Veteran's appeal for an increased rating of 70 percent or higher for PTSD and TBI residuals has been denied. The issues of headaches associated with TBI and seizure disorders associated with TBI have been remanded.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for UARS and TBI due to procedural issues and inadequate medical opinions.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the etiology of the Veteran's Traumatic Brain Injury. The VA will need to obtain a new medical opinion to determine if there is at least as likely as not that the injury occurred during service.

The Veteran's initial rating for migraine including migraine variants (residual) associated with TBI is granted at 30 percent effective August 22, 2019. The Veteran's initial rating for TBI remains denied.