Traumatic brain injury (TBI) Board decisions

The Board remands the matter for a VA Housebound and Aid and Attendance examination to determine if the Veteran's service-connected PTSD with TBI renders him permanently housebound.

The Board denied service connection for residuals of traumatic brain injury as there is no evidence that the Veteran's TBI occurred during active military service.

The Veteran was granted a rating of 70 percent for an acquired psychiatric disability and 40 percent for a lumbar spine disability, effective from April 21, 2021, to June 24, 2024.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a bilateral eye condition and traumatic brain injury due to the need to obtain the Veteran's reserve records, which may provide additional information regarding his status during the relevant time period.

The Board denied service connection for tinnitus, remanded the claims for right and left lower extremity radiculopathy and a traumatic brain injury (TBI) for further development.

The Board remands the matter to secure an adequate medical opinion that complies with the Court's decision and prior remand directives.

The Board remands the issue of entitlement to service connection for residuals of a traumatic brain injury (TBI) due to insufficient evidence and the need for an additional medical opinion.

The Board granted the restoration of a 60 percent rating for GERD and denied an increased rating for PTSD with cannabis use disorder, depressive disorder due to another medical condition and residuals of TBI. The left knee claim was remanded.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a left finger condition, seizures, skin cancer, and brain injury (including TBI) due to insufficient evidence.

The Board found that new and relevant evidence had not been submitted to support the claim for service connection for traumatic brain injury, and thus readjudication of the claim was not warranted.

The appeal for an increased rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD and service connection for metatarsalgia (foot pain) (Morton's disease) (plantar fasciitis (also claimed as foot problems) was dismissed. The remaining claims were remanded for further development.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a traumatic brain injury, bilateral hand degenerative arthritis, a bilateral foot condition, and an acquired psychiatric disorder to allow for further development of evidence.

The Board remands the claim for an initial rating in excess of 50 percent for other specified trauma and stressor related disorder with traumatic brain injury due to a pre-decisional duty-to-assist error.

The Board granted a 30 percent rating for acne and a 40 percent rating for TBI, but remanded the claims for higher ratings for knee strain with bone spur, left knee strain, and lumbosacral strain.

The Board remands the claim for service connection of traumatic brain injury to obtain additional evidence, including a thorough medical examination and personnel records.

The Board grants service connection for a traumatic brain injury, resolving reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor.

The Board granted service connection for traumatic brain injury (TBI) but remanded the claim for coronary artery disease with congestive heart failure.

The Board remands the claims for further development and examination to adequately assess the Veteran's service-connected disabilities.

The appeal for a rating in excess of 70 percent for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) with major depressive disorder and traumatic brain injury was denied.

The Board granted a 40 percent rating for PTSD with TBI from March 12, 2020 to January 4, 2022 and denied an effective date earlier than January 5, 2022 for the 70 percent rating.