Traumatic brain injury (TBI) Board decisions

The Board remands the claims for a TBI and Meniere's Disease to correct duty to assist errors, as the AOJ did not examine the Veteran despite evidence of potential in-service events and current disability.

The Board granted the restoration of a 30 percent rating for migraine including migraine variants, residual of traumatic brain injury effective May 7, 2024, as the reduction was improper.

The Board remands the claims for an initial compensable rating for TBI residuals and an initial evaluation in excess of 30 percent prior to March 3, 2017, for service-connected headaches due to additional medical evidence and Court directives.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for various disabilities, including a lumbar spine disability, right and left knee disabilities, hypertension, residuals of frostbite of both hands, and a right shoulder disability, for additional development.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for a TBI to provide the Veteran with an additional opportunity to attend a VA examination.

The Veteran is granted separate awards of special monthly compensation (SMC) at the (l) rate based on the need for aid and attendance due to service-connected PTSD and residuals of TBI, as well as SMC at the (o) and (r)(2) rates from November 7, 1991.

The Board granted a 10 percent rating for head injury/TBI residuals, but not greater.

The Board denied an increased rating for TBI and headaches, but granted total disability based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to the Veteran's TBI effective March 6, 2019.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability (other than PTSD), to include adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood, as secondary to service-connected musculoskeletal disabilities. The claim for bilateral hearing loss was denied.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for cervical spine, thoracic spine, TBI, and dyspnea to schedule VA examinations.

The Board denied earlier effective dates for service connection for osteochondral lesion talar dome right ankle, migraines, and traumatic brain injury (TBI) as the claims were not continuously prosecuted prior to December 9, 2020.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an increased rating for TBI, as he failed to appear for a scheduled examination without good cause.

The Board grants the Veteran's appeal for a total disability rating due to individual unemployability (TDIU) based on his service-connected conditions, including PTSD with TBI residuals, headaches, low back conditions with left lower extremity radiculopathy, and tinnitus.

The Board remands the claim for a VA examination to determine the nature and likely etiology of the Veteran's foot disabilities, including whether they are related to his service in Korea.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for special monthly compensation based on aid and attendance, finding that he did not require regular aid and attendance of another person due to his service-connected disabilities.

The Board denied service connection for a traumatic brain injury (TBI) and remanded the claim for a headache disability, citing insufficient evidence of a current TBI diagnosis and a lack of in-service incurrence or aggravation.

The Board denied service connection for IBS, chronic fatigue syndrome, and increased ratings for bilateral foot conditions and bilateral hearing loss. The TBI, cervical spine, left knee, right knee, lower left extremity neurological condition, lower right extremity neurological condition, and neuropathy of the right ankle residuals were remanded.

The Board granted service connection and initial ratings for several conditions, including PTSD with traumatic brain injury, bilateral shin splints, right and left upper extremity radiculopathies, and a 20 percent rating for the right ankle disability.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and residuals of a traumatic brain injury as further development is needed.

The Board granted an initial 20 percent disability rating for lumbar radiculopathy of the left lower extremity femoral nerve, but remanded other issues for further development.