Traumatic brain injury (TBI) Board decisions

The Veteran's appeals for temporary total evaluations and increased ratings were dismissed due to the invalidity of a Notice of Disagreement submitted by his representative.,Issues concerning compensable ratings for upper brachial plexus injury, traumatic brain injury (TBI), fracture, left orbital floor, and right-hand scar were also dismissed as there was no specific error or law identified in the VA decisions.

The Veteran is seeking a higher rating for his PTSD associated with TBI, and the Board has determined that further examination is needed to determine if the current evaluation adequately reflects the severity of his symptoms.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including brain disease, joint pain, muscle pain, blurred vision, fatigue, peripheral neuropathy/fibromyalgia, insomnia, memory loss, and an acquired psychiatric disorder (PTSD and schizophrenia), are denied as there is no evidence of a current disability that was incurred in or due to his time in service.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a low back disability is granted, but denied for traumatic brain injury. The Board found that the current evidence does not establish a current diagnosis of TBI.

The Board denied service connection for TBI residuals, PTSD, and the reopening of service connection for an anxiety disorder due to lack of credible evidence supporting these claims.

The Board has determined that a remand is necessary to consider additional VA treatment records and obtain updated VA examination reports, as well as any relevant records from the Rochester Vet Center. The issue of whether discontinuance of the separate rating for TBI residuals with cognitive disorder was proper will be addressed in the Supplemental Statement of the Case.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection and a 100% disability rating for mood disorder due to traumatic brain injury is denied. The earliest date of claim was September 7, 2004.

The Board has remanded the issues of entitlement to an effective date other than June 1, 2015 for a disability rating of 10% for a back disorder and earlier than September 7, 2011 for service connection for a neck disorder.

The Veteran's application to reopen the claim of service connection for a traumatic brain injury (TBI) was denied. The rating in excess of 10 percent for musculoligamentous strain/sprain of the lumbar spine was also denied.

The Veteran's claim for service connection has been reopened, and the claims for multiple joint pains, right shoulder disability, back disability, right ankle disability, blindness (including light perception only), migraine headaches associated with TBI, and a disability of the tongue have all been granted. The effective date is not specified as it is prior to March 14, 2016.

The Board has found that the Veteran's frostbite of the feet is etiologically related to service, and his neuropathy of the feet is a residual of that frostbite. The claim for residuals of frostbite of the feet, identified as neuropathy, is granted.

The Board is remanding the case to provide VCAA compliant notice regarding new and material evidence for the previously denied service connection claim for memory loss, now claimed as a TBI.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for acid reflux is denied.,The Veteran's petition to reopen his TBI claim and request for a higher rating are both denied.,The Veteran's migraine headaches are granted with a compensable rating of 10 percent.,The Veteran's PTSD claim is denied as it does not meet the criteria for a rating in excess of 30 percent.

The Board denied service connection for Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) as the evidence did not support a finding that the Veteran's current TBI is related to his military service.

Service connection for a disability of the spine, bilateral knee disabilities, bilateral blindness, and left eye disability is denied.,Service connection for tinnitus is granted.

The Board denied the appellant's claims for earlier effective dates for service connection due to clear and unmistakable error (CUE) in the December 2011 VA administrative decision, finding that the character of discharge was not CUE.

The Veteran's service-connected traumatic brain injury (TBI) warrants a compensable disability rating, but the case is remanded to schedule an in-person VA examination due to lack of proper procedures for incarcerated veterans.

The Board denied service connection for residuals of frostbite in both feet as there is no evidence of current disability and the Veteran's symptoms are consistent with athlete’s foot, which he already has a separate service connection for.

The Board denied service connection for residuals of cold injury or frostbite on hands and feet as there is no evidence to support a finding that the Veteran had such injuries during his military service.

The Veteran's short-term memory loss is found to be related to a TBI suffered during active service, and the Board grants service connection for residuals of a TBI.