Traumatic brain injury (TBI) Board decisions

The Veteran's claims for service connection for a right shoulder disability and unspecified nerve damage disability were denied due to lack of new and material evidence within the one-year appeal period.,Service connection was granted for TBI residuals.

The Board has determined that additional medical examinations are needed to determine the nature and etiology of any TBI residuals, bilateral foot disability, and lumbar spine sprain. The Veteran's claims for service connection on these issues are being remanded.

The Veteran's claims for increased evaluations were denied. The case was remanded for further development, and the Veteran received a noncompensable evaluation for scintillating scotoma, bilateral hearing loss, and migraine headaches.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining medical records and VA treatment records.

The Veteran's PTSD with TBI is rated at 50% since September 2, 2014. The RO has determined that Code 9411 provides the better assessment of overall impaired functioning.,PTSD and TBI symptoms overlap in some periods but can be clearly separated in others.

The Board has determined that additional development is needed to determine the etiology of the Veteran's claimed disabilities, including low back disability, residuals of frostbite of bilateral feet, residuals of venereal disease, and residuals of head trauma. The claims are being remanded for further examination and opinion.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for frostbite of the feet and bilateral lower extremity peripheral neuropathy was granted. The decision also reopened his previously denied claim for frostbite of the feet.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for TBI was denied. The effective date for a 70 percent rating for PTSD is set at January 6, 2012. An earlier effective date of June 14, 2016 for the 60 percent rating for urethral stricture is not granted.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, when evaluated in association with his educational attainment and occupational experience, preclude gainful employment. The Board grants entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service connected disabilities (TDIU) effective November 4, 2012.

The Veteran's chronic headaches, hypertension, TBI and cranial nerve damage are all found to have their onset in service. The Veteran's chronic headaches and TBI were granted service connection. However, the Veteran's hypertension and cranial nerve damage remain unresolved due to remand for further examination and opinion.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for a left hip disorder, right hip disorder, and face plate pain have been dismissed. The Veteran's TBI has been granted with a rating of 40 percent from February 2, 2012 to December 28, 2014, and denied for higher ratings thereafter. The Veteran's lumbosacral strain has also been granted with a rating of 40 percent from February 2, 2012 to December 28, 2014, and denied for higher ratings.

The Board denied service connection for chronic residual disability of head injury, to include traumatic brain injury, finding that the Veteran's lay statements regarding in-service head injuries were not credible and there was no other probative evidence of a TBI in service.

The Veteran's claim for a higher initial rating for chronic adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depression to include residuals of TBI was granted, effective March 10, 2013.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim for service connection for dizziness, including Meniere's syndrome. The issues of service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, traumatic brain injury, PTSD, and depressive disorder are remanded due to new evidence received since the last rating decision.

The Board has denied service connection for a traumatic brain injury (TBI) due to the lack of evidence of such a condition during the appeal period. The remaining issues have been remanded for further examination and analysis.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for neck disability, frostbite of the feet, frostbite of the hands, headaches, left upper extremity neuropathy, right upper extremity neuropathy, left lower extremity neuropathy, and right lower extremity neuropathy due to inadequate medical opinions.

The Board has denied service connection for a right ankle disability, PTSD, and TBI as there is no competent evidence linking these conditions to the Veteran's military service.

Service connection for headaches and tinnitus has been granted.,A 10 percent rating is assigned for a post-traumatic deformity of the right fifth metacarpal bone.

The Veteran's hypertension and TBI residuals, including migraine headaches, were denied as they do not meet the criteria for a compensable disability rating under applicable VA regulations.

The Board has determined that a VA examination is needed to determine the etiology of the Veteran's traumatic brain injury, as there are conflicting reports and symptoms. The case is being remanded for this purpose.