Traumatic brain injury (TBI) Board decisions

The Veteran's appeal of the initial rating assigned for his service-connected scar is granted with a 10 percent rating, but no higher. The issues of entitlement to an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for TBI and special monthly compensation based on housebound status or the need of regular aid and attendance are remanded.

The Veteran's claim for a rating greater than 70 percent for PTSD with TBI, effective September 17, 2015, is remanded due to the need for a new VA examination and consideration of his reported worsening symptoms.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to the need for additional medical records and verification of a mortar attack during service. The Veteran's TBI claim will be evaluated again with these new pieces of information.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for additional information from SSA regarding the Veteran's disability benefits. The Veteran does not have any private or VA treatment records and refuses to undergo a VA examination.

The Veteran's appeals have been dismissed due to his withdrawal of the appeal.

The Board has remanded the cases for additional VA examinations and opinions to determine if the Veteran's cervical spine condition, TBI, and tension and post-traumatic headaches are related to service. The claims will be readjudicated after these actions.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a sleep disorder, finding that there was no evidence to support a secondary relationship between his sleep apnea and his service-connected conditions or in-service exposures. The preponderance of the evidence did not support the claim.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for bladder cancer and traumatic brain injury (TBI) are remanded. The rating reduction from 50 percent to 30 percent for PTSD, effective July 1, 2019, is also remanded.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for TDIU is remanded due to the need for referral to the Director of Compensation and Pension Service for consideration of extraschedular TDIU prior to July 8, 2014.

The Veteran's claims for PTSD, tinnitus, and TBI residuals have been granted. The Board found that the Veteran has a diagnosis of PTSD due to an in-service personal assault, his tinnitus is related to in-service acoustic trauma, and there is credible supporting evidence of the claimed stressor.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been reopened, but the Board has found that there is no evidence of a right eye disability and denied service connection. The Veteran's claim for frostbite residuals of the feet remains pending with remand for further examination.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including depressive disorder and chronic recurring headaches, render him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation throughout the appeal period.

Your appeal for service connection for a traumatic brain injury has been dismissed because you opted your appeal into the modernized review system.

The Veteran's post-traumatic migraine headaches with photo- and phono-sensitivity, nausea and vomiting are granted a 50 percent disability rating. The Veteran's TBI residuals are granted an initial 10 percent disability rating.

The Veteran's TBI was granted an initial compensable rating of 10 percent. The Veteran's PTSD was denied for increased ratings.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a brain condition is remanded due to inconsistencies in the opinions provided by VA examiners and the need for further clarification of the relationship between his reported in-service event and his current diagnoses.

The Veteran's claims for service connection were denied for TBI, Type II Diabetes Mellitus, Hypertension, and various diabetic peripheral neuropathies. The Board also denied increased ratings for PTSD, right upper extremity radiculopathy, right shoulder subacromial decompression, left shoulder distal clavicle resection, cervical spine strain, and right knee strain.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for traumatic brain injury, mastoiditis in the right ear, and acute serous otitis media of the right ear were all granted. However, his claim for left ear hearing loss was denied.

The Veteran's right ear pain claim is denied as there is no diagnosed disability.,A rating of 30 percent for cervical spine disorder effective January 31, 2012, and increased to 40 percent effective November 6, 2020.

The Board has remanded the claims for TBI and TDIU due to the need for additional VA treatment records and consideration of all evidence since the last SSOC.