Traumatic brain injury (TBI) Board decisions

The Veteran's depressive disorder is granted as secondary to service-connected disability. The Board has remanded for further action on issues including service connection and rating for other conditions.

The Board has dismissed the Veteran's appeal for service connection of TBI due to withdrawal by his attorney. The claims for service connection of headaches and a chronic disability manifested by dizziness are remanded for additional development.

The Board denied service connection for a neck disorder, right arm disorder, traumatic brain injury (TBI), headache disorder, and cognitive impairment/memory loss. The decision is based on the absence of evidence linking these conditions to service.,Service connection was not granted because there was no medical opinion establishing a link between any of the claimed conditions and service.

The Board denied service connection for TBI due to lack of current disability. The Board remanded the issues regarding left knee and right foot disabilities, as there is no clear evidence that they are related to active service.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for an initial disability rating for bilateral hearing loss and service connection for residuals of a TBI due to incomplete development. The case will be returned to the AOJ for further action.

The Veteran's PTSD and TBI residuals were found to have caused occupational and social impairment, but not at a level warranting an increased rating. Headaches received a compensable rating.

The Board dismissed the appeal for an increased rating of TBI and remanded the issues of service connection for right knee injury and sleep apnea.

The Board has dismissed all issues related to the veteran's claims as the appellant requested withdrawal of the appeal prior to a decision being made.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including bilateral hearing loss, frostbite residuals of the left and right feet, and tinnitus, are severe enough to prevent him from engaging in substantially gainful employment. The Board granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU).

The Veteran's PTSD has been rated at 50% since April 30, 2012. The Board granted a rating of 70% effective from that date due to the severity of his symptoms including suicidal ideation and violent destruction of property.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence. The Veteran's TBI, upper back disability, and carpal tunnel syndrome are all being reviewed again.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including PTSD, major depressive disorder, migraines, and TBI, are found to be disabling enough for the Board to grant a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU).

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities rendered him incapable of performing the physical and mental acts required by employment prior to January 29, 2015.

The Veteran's TBI is currently rated as noncompensable, and the Board has decided to remand the case for a new VA examination to assess the current severity of his TBI.

The Board has granted service connection for sleep apnea as secondary to PTSD, but denied the claims for throat condition, TBI, neck disability, tinnitus, and headaches.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, a headache condition, and residuals of traumatic brain injury. The evidence does not support a finding that these conditions are related to active duty service.

The Board has determined that the issue of a TDIU rating prior to March 24, 2017 is remanded due to the need for additional evidence and possibly a retrospective medical opinion.

The Board has dismissed the claim of entitlement to a TDIU due to withdrawal by the Veteran's accredited representative. The remaining issues have been remanded for further development and consideration.

Tinnitus is granted as service-connected.,Traumatic brain injury is denied as not service-connected.,Right knee disability evaluation in excess of 10 percent is remanded for further examination and opinion.,Left knee disability evaluation in excess of 10 percent is remanded for further examination and opinion.,Right shoulder condition is remanded for further examination and opinion regarding etiology.,Left elbow condition is remanded for further examination and opinion regarding etiology.,Bilateral hearing loss is remanded for further examination and opinion regarding etiology.,Cervical spine condition is remanded for further examination and opinion regarding etiology.,Obstructive sleep apnea is granted as service-connected.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for traumatic brain injury (TBI) with memory loss was dismissed because the Veteran withdrew his claim before a decision could be made.