Traumatic brain injury (TBI) Board decisions

The Board granted service connection for GERD, pain of the cervical and cervicothoracic regions, and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), but denied a compensable disability rating for right ear hearing loss, service connection for left ear hearing loss, an acquired psychiatric disorder, and a traumatic brain injury (TBI).

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of a traumatic brain injury, finding that his reports were not credible and there was no competent evidence linking the condition to service.

The Board granted a separate evaluation for the residuals of TBI with CTE and aphasia, as they are related to the Veteran's service.

The Board denied service connection for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and remanded the claim for traumatic brain injury (TBI).

The Veteran is granted special monthly compensation (SMC) based on the need for regular aid and assistance of another person due to his service-connected disabilities.

The Board granted service connection for headaches as residuals of a traumatic brain injury but denied special monthly compensation based on the need for regular aid and attendance and/or due to housebound status.

The Board granted an earlier effective date of January 30, 1978 for the award of service connection for TBI with unspecified neurocognitive disorder and denied earlier effective dates for radiculopathy of the right and left lower extremities.

The Board granted a 10 percent rating for tension headaches from June 15, 2024, and denied a compensable rating for traumatic brain injury.

The Board denied an increased rating for traumatic brain injury and remanded claims for service connection for asthma, sleep apnea, left patellofemoral pain syndrome, and right knee pain.

The Board denied service connection for traumatic brain injury (TBI) as the evidence did not support a current diagnosis of TBI or residuals thereof.

The Board denied service connection for traumatic brain injury and remanded claims for diabetes mellitus type II, Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, and pancreatic cancer. Service connection was granted for left hip pain.

The Board denied an initial compensable rating for the Veteran's service-connected TBI and remanded the claim for service connection for headaches, to include as secondary to service-connected disabilities.

The claims for service connection and increased ratings are remanded to correct duty to assist errors, including obtaining outstanding treatment records and adequate VA medical examinations.

The appeal regarding the timeliness of a notice of disagreement for TBI and sleep apnea was denied as untimely.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal before the Board, and the claim is dismissed.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for an initial compensable rating for a facial scar on the skin of glabella and service connection for a traumatic brain injury.

The Board granted service connection for degenerative arthritis of the lumbar spine, left lower extremity radiculopathy, right lower extremity radiculopathy, residuals of left foot frostbite, and residuals of right foot frostbite. The appeal was denied for a compensable disability rating for tinea genitocrural, intergluteal and tinea pedis, and onychomycosis.

The Board granted service connection for right ear hearing loss and denied a compensable rating for the head scar associated with traumatic brain injury. The claims for increased ratings were remanded due to inadequate examinations.

The Board remands the matter to obtain a TERA opinion and relevant treatment records as part of the duty to assist.

The Board granted service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and remanded the remaining claims for further development.