Traumatic brain injury (TBI) Board decisions

The Veteran's claims for service connection for TBI, headache disability, and right shoulder disability were dismissed because they had already been granted. The claims for back disability and left wrist disability were remanded for further development.

The Board remanded the veteran's claims for service connection of left knee condition, right knee condition, and traumatic brain injury (TBI) residuals. The Board found that the Agency of Original Jurisdiction (AOJ) committed pre-decisional, duty-to-assist errors in assessing the veteran's conditions.

The veteran's appeal for a compensable rating for traumatic brain injury was dismissed because the veteran withdrew all appeals.

The Veteran's claims for higher ratings for erectile dysfunction, hypertension, and PTSD were denied. The claim for service connection for a skin condition was also denied. The claim for service connection for traumatic brain injury was remanded.

The Board remanded the claims for service connection of a traumatic brain injury (TBI) and an increased rating for left lower extremity radiculopathy due to inadequate examinations.

The veteran's appeal for special monthly compensation (SMC) based on aid and attendance due to residuals of traumatic brain injury (TBI) was granted. The decision acknowledges the veteran's need for regular aid and attendance due to his service-connected TBI and associated psychiatric disorders.

The veteran's claim for a higher disability rating for unspecified trauma and stressor related disorder was denied. The claim for service connection for traumatic brain injury (TBI) was also denied, but the claim for PTSD was remanded for further evaluation.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and traumatic brain injury (TBI). It also denied earlier effective dates and higher evaluations for several other conditions.

Service connection for headaches is granted. Other issues, including ratings and service connections for hypertension, SCC, prostate cancer, TBI, and TDIU, are remanded for further evaluation.

The veteran's claims for increased rating and service connection for various conditions were mostly denied, but the claim for erectile dysfunction was remanded.

The appeal for a higher rating due to physical symptoms from traumatic brain injury (TBI) was dismissed because the veteran withdrew the appeal.

The Board remanded the veteran's claims for PTSD and TBI due to new and relevant evidence. The case will be reviewed again by the VA.

The Board dismissed all issues related to earlier effective dates for increased evaluations of TBI, migraine headaches, and hypertension, as well as TDIU.

The veteran's request for higher ratings for traumatic brain injury and depressive disorder was denied, but a separate 10 percent rating for peripheral vestibular disorder was granted. The issue of entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability prior to March 7, 2009 was remanded.

The veteran's claims for service connection for right wrist DeQuervain's syndrome and TBI residuals were granted. The claim for a compensable disability rating for right knee strain was denied, but a separate 10 percent rating for painful flexion was granted. All other claims for increased ratings were denied.

The Board denied the veteran's appeals for service connection for a left shoulder disorder, traumatic brain injury (TBI), and tinnitus because no new and relevant evidence was submitted to reopen these claims.

The veteran's service-connected disabilities, including TBI, DDD, and urinary incontinence, have been determined to preclude him from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation. Therefore, he is granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU).

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an effective date earlier than August 14, 2001 for the grant of service connection for neurocognitive disorder and psychotic disorder due to TBI.

The Board granted the restoration of a 10 percent disability rating for post-concussive syndrome/TBI, effective April 30, 2013.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of a traumatic brain injury (TBI) because new and relevant evidence was not received within one year of notification of the October 2022 rating decision.