Traumatic brain injury (TBI) Board decisions

The Board granted service connection for cervical and lumbar spine disabilities, headaches, and bilateral lower extremity radiculopathy. It also dismissed the claims for higher ratings of reactive airway disease, allergic rhinitis, and PTSD, denied service connection for CFS and TBI, and granted a 30% rating for IBS.

The Board granted service connection for right shoulder arthritis and denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss. The remaining claims were remanded to correct a pre-decisional duty to assist error.

The Board denied service connection for traumatic brain injury, intermittent vertigo, and residuals of miscarriage. The claims for other trauma or stressor related disorder and anxiety were remanded.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for traumatic brain injury and left upper extremity radial nerve impingement to correct pre-decisional duty-to-assist errors.

The Board granted service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome, chronic sinusitis, fibromyalgia, dermatosis of the feet, irritable bowel syndrome, and traumatic brain injury. The appeal was denied for increased ratings for PTSD, tremors of the hands, functional digestive disorder, asthma, rhinitis, and chin scar.

The Veteran is granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to his service-connected mild neurocognitive disorder, and an effective date of June 2, 2020, for the award of special monthly compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1114(s).

The Board remands the case for further development and readjudication of the veteran's claims.

The Veteran's service-connected paranoid schizophrenia, secondary to TBI, qualifies for special monthly compensation (SMC) based on a greater need for aid and attendance.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for an acquired brain injury and a traumatic brain injury due to inadequate VA examination.

The Board is remanding the claims for service connection due to a regulatory duty to assist error.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for revision of the May 1984 administrative decision and rating decision, which determined that injuries incurred in August 1982 were the result of willful misconduct, on the basis of clear and unmistakable error (CUE).

The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for migraines was granted, effective July 1, 2022. The claims for service connection for various conditions were either denied or remanded.

The Board denied service connection for all claimed conditions as the evidence did not support a finding of current disability and there was no nexus to service.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for a traumatic brain injury (TBI) due to an inadequate medical opinion based on inaccurate factual premises.

The appeal for service connection for traumatic brain injury (TBI) was dismissed as the notice of disagreement was not timely filed.

The Board granted an effective date of October 12, 2022 for the awards of service connection for major depressive disorder with traumatic brain injury and tinnitus, but denied service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and remanded the claims for other specified depressive disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, somatic symptom disorder, alcohol use disorder, left hip condition, left knee condition, left lower extremity radiculopathy, left upper extremity radiculopathy, right hip condition, right knee condition, right lower extremity radiculopathy, right upper extremity radiculopathy, shin splints, left leg, shin splints, right leg, and traumatic brain injury (TBI) for further development.

The appeal for service connection for frostbite in the left hand or fingers and right hip degenerative arthritis with trochanteric bursitis was dismissed due to an untimely Notice of Disagreement (NOD).

The Board granted service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and a traumatic brain injury (TBI) based on the Veteran's in-service experiences.

The Board granted entitlement to a higher level of special monthly compensation based on the need for regular aid and attendance due to residuals of a TBI.