Traumatic brain injury (TBI) Board decisions

The Board has remanded the cases for further development and examination. The Veteran's claims of service connection for an aneurysm, residuals of a TBI, and effective date prior to May 14, 2015 for the grant of Dependents’ Educational Assistance (DEA) benefits are now pending.

The Board has denied service connection for a TBI. The Veteran's claims for bilateral eye disorder, sinus disorder, and headache disorder are remanded as they are inextricably intertwined with the denial of service connection for TBI.

Your claims for service connection have been granted for several conditions, including tinnitus, traumatic brain injury, PTSD, left ear hearing loss, and acquired psychiatric disorders. However, your claims for cervical spine disorder, lumbar spine disorder, peripheral neuropathies of the lower extremities, and right arm disorder are still pending and will require further examination and evaluation.,Your service connection requests have been granted for tinnitus, traumatic brain injury, PTSD, left ear hearing loss, and acquired psychiatric disorders. However, your cervical spine disorder, lumbar spine disorder, peripheral neuropathies of the lower extremities, and right arm disorder claims are still pending.

The Veteran's petition to reopen the previously denied claim for frostbite was granted. The claims for left shoulder, lower back, and left knee disabilities were denied due to lack of evidence linking these conditions to service.

The Veteran's claims for service connection related to TBI, patellofemoral syndrome of the right and left knees, sleep apnea, bulging disc, and lumbar strain have been reopened but remain denied. The cases are being remanded due to insufficient evidence.

The Veteran withdrew his appeals for service connection and increased ratings for cervical spine disability, major depressive disorder (MDD), post concussive headaches, and traumatic brain injury (TBI).

The Veteran's TBI is rated at a 10 percent disability rating prior to September 27, 2018 and subsequently. A separate 10 percent rating for dizziness associated with the TBI is also granted.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection and rating determinations due to additional relevant VA treatment records being added to her claims file.

The Veteran's service connection claim for a Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) is denied because there is no evidence of a current diagnosis or in-service injury that would support such a claim.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for cephalgia and TBI were denied initially in 1989. They were reopened in 2014, but the effective dates are not earlier than September 7, 2012.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient opinions regarding whether the Veteran's TBI is related to service or secondary to his service-connected psychiatric disability.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, and seizures, to include as secondary to TBI. The Veteran's claims were not supported by evidence linking his current conditions to service or a service-connected disability.

The Board has granted service connection for residuals of a head injury, including TBI residuals, and for depression and PTSD. The claims are based on direct evidence rather than presumptions or secondary conditions.

The Veteran's claim to reopen service connection for residuals of a TBI was denied. The appeal regarding the extension beyond April 30, 2016, of a temporary total rating for PTSD is remanded.

The Board has remanded the case for further development and an examination to address the etiology of the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, unspecified depressive disorder, and TBI residuals. The neck disorder claim is denied as new and material evidence was not received.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for right ear hearing loss, erectile dysfunction, traumatic brain injury (TBI), and depression were denied. The Veteran was granted a 10 percent rating for lumbar disc degeneration status post fusion, left knee patellofemoral syndrome, and right knee patellofemoral syndrome. The Veteran's claims for initial ratings in excess of 10 percent for tinnitus, disability ratings in excess of 50 percent for sleep apnea with insomnia, and disability ratings in excess of 10 percent for hypertension were denied.,The Veteran was not granted service connection for right ear hearing loss or erectile dysfunction. The Board found that the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions are related to his military service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and residuals of a traumatic brain injury with memory loss. The decision found that new and material evidence was not received to reopen any of these claims.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been reopened due to the submission of new and material evidence. The claims are granted in part, as they relate to his psychiatric disorder.

The Veteran's left facial pain and swelling are granted as service-connected. The rating for right lower extremity radiculopathy is denied, but the Veteran receives a separate 10 percent rating from October 7, 2008 to August 23, 2009. Headaches receive a 50 percent rating since October 7, 2008. PTSD remains at 70 percent and residuals of traumatic brain injury are granted with varying ratings based on the period.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to insufficient medical evidence regarding the etiology of the Veteran's alcohol dependence disorder and its relationship to his service-connected posttraumatic vascular headaches.