Traumatic brain injury (TBI) Board decisions

The Veteran's service connection claims for traumatic brain injury, back disability, bilateral ankle disability, vertigo (claimed as dizziness), and respiratory condition are all denied.,There is no current evidence of a TBI or any other claimed disabilities during the appeal period.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for migraines, bilateral hearing loss, and PTSD with TBI (PTSD) have been granted. The effective date for these grants is February 9, 2017. Additionally, the Veteran's claim of service connection for IBS has also been granted, but an earlier effective date was not awarded due to lack of evidence prior to February 9, 2017. The reduction in rating for sinusitis from 10% to zero percent effective June 23, 2021 is upheld.

The Board has granted service connection for lumbar strain on an aggravation basis and denied a higher initial disability rating for PTSD with residuals of TBI.

The Veteran's appeals for initial compensable ratings for bilateral hearing loss, a rating in excess of 20 percent for left knee degenerative joint disease, service connection for pinched nerves in the neck, and service connection for pinched nerves in the back have been dismissed.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for increased ratings for PTSD, TBI, and Migraine Headaches due to new evidence received since the last SSOC.

The Board denied service connection for a lumbar spine disability and residuals of concussion or traumatic brain injury (TBI) due to lack of evidence linking these conditions to service.

The Veteran's TBI residuals are currently evaluated as 10 percent disabling. The Board has remanded the case for further development and rating consideration.

The Veteran's TBI has been rated as zero percent disabling throughout the appeal period. The Board found no compensable symptoms related to his TBI and denied a higher rating.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for traumatic brain injury, migraine, and sleep apnea due to incomplete VA treatment records from 2003-2004. The Veteran's claim for a compensable rating for residuals of fracture to right little finger remains denied.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and TDIU were denied. The Veteran was granted a 70% rating for adjustment disorder with PTSD before October 27, 2016, but not in excess of that rating on or after that date. A 40% rating was granted for the TBI effective September 27, 2017. The Veteran's claim for TDIU was also denied.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's current residuals of a traumatic brain injury are related to his in-service TBI event and grants service connection for these residuals.

The Board dismissed the Veteran's claim as the issue is no longer justiciable due to a determination of timeliness, and the Appellant must separately challenge this determination.

The Veteran's right jaw disability, RLE and LLE radiculopathy were granted service connection. The Veteran's TBI/head injury with acquired psychiatric disorder was denied. Ratings for RLE and LLE radiculopathy were granted at 40 percent.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the in-service stressor event for PTSD. The Veteran's service records and additional verification are needed.

The Veteran withdrew his appeals regarding several service connection claims, leading to their dismissal.

The Veteran's seizures are not secondary to his service-connected TBI and the Board denied service connection for this condition. The rating for his TBI was increased from 0% to 40% effective August 16, 2017.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claim to reopen his previously denied TBI service connection is remanded due to conflicting medical opinions and need for further development of records.

The Board has remanded several issues including service connection for headaches, hypertension, lower back disability, skin disability (tinea cruris), and TBI. Additional evidence was submitted since the last statement of the case but an SSOC was not issued as required.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for TBI was dismissed as the Veteran withdrew his appeal.,Service connection for tinnitus is granted, with the presumption that it began during service and has persisted since.

The Veteran has withdrawn his appeals for the issues of entitlement to an evaluation in excess of 50 percent for panic disorder and alcohol use disorder with TBI, entitlement to an evaluation in excess of 10 percent for GERD, entitlement to an evaluation in excess of 10 percent for right knee status post ACL repair and meniscal tear, and entitlement to a compensable evaluation for right knee surgical scar.