Traumatic brain injury (TBI) Board decisions

The Veteran's appeals for increased ratings for TBI and an earlier effective date for PTSD were denied due to untimely notice of disagreement, failure to report for a VA examination, and lack of entitlement prior to the filing of claims.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for TBI and major depressive disorder as more development is needed, including obtaining updated medical records and conducting new examinations.

The Veteran's frostbite residuals and tinea pedis have been granted service connection. The right thumb disability has been granted a 10% rating, but the issue of an increased rating is remanded.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development and examination to address her TBI, left knee strain, migrainous and cervicogenic headaches, and service-connected psychiatric disabilities. The issues of rating the TBI, left knee strain, and migrainous and cervicogenic headaches are currently on appeal.

The Veteran's MDD with mild neurocognitive disorder and TBI is rated at 100 percent, effective from the date of claim. The right maxillary sinusitis was not incurred in or aggravated by service. The lumbar spine disability and cervical spine disability were not incurred in or aggravated during service.

The Board has granted service connection for auditory processing disorder and dismissed the appeals regarding GERD, irregular appetite, TBI, and PTSD.

The Board denied service connection for residuals of a traumatic brain injury and remanded the issues of service connection for bilateral hearing loss, jaw disability, and headaches. The Veteran's claims are pending further development.

The Board has remanded the case due to an inadequate May 2010 VA examination, and a new examination is required.

The Board has remanded the cases for additional development, including obtaining updated VA treatment records and a TBI examination. The issues of entitlement to an initial rating in excess of 40 percent for post-concussive syndrome with dizziness and headaches (claimed as traumatic brain injury) and total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities are also remanded.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim for service connection of a cervical spine disorder and remanded issues regarding back injury, broken tailbone, and residuals of traumatic brain injury. The claims are pending further development.

The Veteran's pseudotumor cerebri, TBI, and bilateral carpel tunnel (previously claimed as bilateral hand numbness) are all granted service connection. The skin condition is remanded for further examination.

The Board found no evidence of service connection for the claimed conditions and denied all issues on appeal.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for vitiligo, claimed as an autoimmune disorder, is granted. The Board finds that the evidence supports a finding of in-service herbicide exposure and current diagnosis of vitiligo. High blood pressure, skin disability (including seborrheic keratosis), and traumatic brain injury are remanded due to lack of medical records and need for further examination.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claim for TBI and its residuals due to a need for additional evidence, specifically a VA examination.

The Board denied service connection for traumatic brain injury residuals and remanded the issue of service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The Veteran's TBI claim was denied due to lack of evidence supporting a diagnosis of TBI during service, while his PTSD claim is pending as additional development is needed.

The Board denied service connection for the residuals of a traumatic brain injury (TBI) and SMC based on need for aid and attendance or being housebound, finding that the TBI was not proximately due to or aggravated by the Veteran's service-connected schizophrenia.

The Veteran's claims for hypertension, contact dermatitis, TBI residuals, gastrointestinal disorder, PTSD, shoulder disorders, hemorrhoids, cervical spine disability, migraine headaches, vision loss, testosterone imbalance, wrist and hand disorders, hip disorders, and insomnia are all remanded. Additionally, his claim for an increased rating for degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine, radiculopathy of the right and left lower extremities, a residual head injury scar, tinnitus, and bilateral hearing loss is also remanded. His TDIU claim is also remanded.

The Board has remanded several issues related to the Veteran's service connection claims, including hypertension, contact dermatitis, TBI, and gastrointestinal disorders. The Veteran also had his TDIU claim remanded.

The Veteran's TBI with residuals is being remanded for a new VA examination to assess the current severity of his symptoms.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, migraine headaches, and TBI have been remanded due to the need for additional medical examinations.,For the compensable rating claim for residuals of fracture, left 4th metacarpal midshaft, a VA x-ray is needed.