Traumatic brain injury (TBI) Board decisions

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for increased ratings for residuals of TBI and entitlement to TDIU due to insufficient development or evaluation.

The Board has found that additional development is necessary to ensure a complete record for the Veteran's claims, including obtaining VA Vet Center records and updating his VA treatment records. The issues of rating PTSD with depressive disorder and opioid use disorder in early, full remission, rating TBI residuals, rating asthma, and entitlement to TDIU are all being remanded.

The Board has granted service connection for traumatic brain injury, left knee disorder, and right knee disorder. Service connection was denied for thoracolumbar spine disorder and left shoulder disorder.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for frostbite to his right hand, left hand, right foot, and left foot due to a lack of credible evidence showing an injury or disease in service related to these conditions.

The Board has granted an earlier effective date of January 1, 2011 for the award of a 100 percent evaluation for service-connected traumatic brain injury (TBI), posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and dysthymia based on newly associated service treatment records that existed at the time of the March 2013 rating decision but were not previously considered.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding whether the Veteran's TBI is related to his active service. A VA examination will be scheduled to determine if the Veteran has a current diagnosis of TBI and whether it is at least as likely as not that the residuals of TBI are related to his service.

The Veteran's TBI and PTSD have been granted service connection.,An increased rating of 70 percent for PTSD has been granted, effective from the date of this decision.,Service connection for bilateral hearing loss is remanded due to inadequate examination report.,Service connection for left knee disability, right knee disability, and respiratory condition are remanded as no VA examination was provided.,Bruxism secondary to TBI is also remanded.,Right shoulder disability and low back disability ratings are remanded.

The Veteran's claims for increased disability ratings and TDIU are being remanded due to the need for additional examinations and development of Social Security Administration records.

The Board denied service connection for residuals of frostbite injury to both feet, concluding that the condition pre-existed service and was not aggravated by service.

Prior to July 18, 2019, the Veteran's PTSD with unspecified anxiety disorder and TBI was granted an increased rating of 70 percent.,From July 18, 2019, the Veteran's PTSD with unspecified anxiety disorder and TBI remains at a 70 percent rating.

The Board dismissed the appeals on service connection claims due to the Veteran's death.

The Board denied an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for the Veteran's traumatic brain injury, finding that none of the facets warrant a higher evaluation. The service connection for TBI was granted.

The Board has restored the Veteran's disability rating for service-connected Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) from 10% to 70%, as the reduction was not in accordance with law.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD, major depressive disorder, and alcohol use disorder with TBI are rated at 100 percent, effective from the date of the decision.

The appeal seeking service connection for multiple conditions has been dismissed due to the Veteran's death.

The Veteran's appeals for various conditions were dismissed due to the death of the appellant.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not render him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful employment consistent with his education and industrial background.

An initial 70 percent rating for residuals of a TBI is granted, effective February 15, 2019.,A 50 percent rating for headaches is granted as of March 7, 2015, and denied prior to that date.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for neuropathy of cranial nerve, claimed as peripheral neuropathy of the face, is denied. The Veteran's PTSD with TBI prior to November 20, 2019, and from that date onwards, are both denied in terms of initial ratings.

The Board has remanded the claims for complex partial seizures, generalized anxiety disorder and TBI, migraines, and TDIU due to evidence suggesting worsening of the Veteran's service-connected disabilities.