Traumatic brain injury (TBI) Board decisions

The Veteran's claim for presumptive service connection for chronic rhinitis is granted, effective from the date of enactment of the PACT Act. The issues of service connection for TBI and skin disorders are remanded due to a lack of recent VA examinations.

The Board has determined that additional development is needed to assist the Veteran with his claims, including obtaining relevant medical records and providing notice regarding military sexual trauma. The claims for service connection are being remanded.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and an increased rating for his TBI are remanded due to the need for additional medical examinations.

The Veteran's claims for bilateral hearing loss and back condition are remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions.,The Veteran's claim for a psychiatric disorder is remanded as he has not been afforded a VA examination regarding his current diagnoses.,The Veteran's claim for erectile dysfunction/loss of reproductive organ is remanded because it is inextricably intertwined with his service connection claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder.,The Veteran's claim for obstructive sleep apnea is remanded as he has not been afforded a VA examination regarding his current diagnosis.,The Veteran's claims for bronchial asthma and COPD are remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions.,The Veteran's claim for a right shoulder disability is remanded because he has not been afforded a VA examination regarding his current condition.,The Veteran's claims for frostbite left foot, frostbite right foot, chronic mycotic infection bilateral feet, and bilateral foot disability are remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions.

The Veteran's TBI is granted as service connected. The issues of right and left wrist carpal tunnel are remanded for further development.

Your service connection for TBI residuals has been granted and is rated at 40 percent. The effective date of this grant is September 29, 2021.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings were denied. The reduction of the disability rating for right hand residuals of frostbite from 30% to 20% was found to be improper and void ab initio, with a new 30% rating restored.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a traumatic brain injury (TBI) as there is no current diagnosis of TBI and the evidence does not support a finding that it was incurred in or aggravated by service.

The Board has remanded the case due to a duty-to-assist error in obtaining a VA medical opinion that did not apply the correct standard and consider all pertinent evidence, including the Veteran's contention of exposure to blast pressure from firing guns during service.

The Board has dismissed the claim for service connection for low back strain due to withdrawal by the Veteran. The issues of compensable rating for hypertension, service connection for TBI, dry eye syndrome and nuclear cataracts, sinusitis, gastroenteritis, and TDIU are all remanded.

The Veteran's TBI is rated at 10 percent, effective July 11, 2015.,Degenerative arthritis of the spine with degenerative disc disease status post vertebral fracture is also rated at 10 percent, effective July 11, 2015.

The Board has determined that the severance of service connection for TBI and headaches was improper, and thus restored service connection for both conditions.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD, tinnitus, and TBI have prevented him from obtaining or maintaining substantially gainful employment due to his symptoms.

The Board denied earlier effective dates for service connection of traumatic brain injury and migraine headaches, but granted them. Service connection for bilateral hearing loss was denied.

The Veteran's petition to reopen the claim for service connection for right ear hearing loss was denied. Claims for increased ratings of various hip and knee disorders, as well as left leg shin splints, were also denied.

The Veteran's appeals for higher initial disability ratings for left knee disability and TBI were denied. The Board found that the symptomatology did not meet the criteria for a higher rating under applicable diagnostic codes.

The Board denied service connection for the residuals of a traumatic brain injury, finding no evidence of an in-service TBI or its residuals. The claim for Lyme disease was granted.

The Board has determined that the reductions in ratings for TBI and complex partial seizures were improper, and the original ratings are restored. The Veteran's entitlement to a rating in excess of 30 percent for migraine headaches is also remanded.

The Veteran has withdrawn his appeals for traumatic brain injury, sleep apnea, and an increased rating for costochondritis. The appeal is dismissed as a result.

The Veteran's TDIU claim was granted from May 8, 2014 to January 14, 2016 due to his service-connected disabilities. However, the issue of entitlement to TDIU from January 14, 2016 is dismissed as moot.