Traumatic brain injury (TBI) Board decisions

The Veteran's claim for service connection for TBI was granted effective from April 27, 2011.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development and an opinion regarding his claimed TBI with headaches.

The Veteran's service-connected TBI is found to cause his current migraine headaches. The effective date for the award of service connection for TBI has been set at April 9, 2013.

The Veteran's claim for higher ratings for TBI and a TDIU due to service-connected PTSD and TBI was denied. The Board found that the criteria were not met for an initial rating in excess of 10 percent prior to May 31, 2016, and a rating in excess of 40 percent from May 31, 2016.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for frostbite of the hands and feet, as well as his claim for an extraschedular rating, were denied. His claim for migraine headaches was granted with a 30 percent evaluation.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's TBI was incurred in service and grants service connection for a TBI.

The Board finds that the Veteran's progressive loss of balance is at least as likely as not due to service, including his perforated ear drum and concussion (TBI) and inner ear damage. Service connection for this condition is granted.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for traumatic brain injury, hepatitis C, and PTSD were denied as there is no competent evidence of current diagnoses or a link to service.

The Board has decided to remand the case for additional development, including obtaining service personnel records and VA treatment records. The Veteran's claim will be reconsidered after this additional development.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's current disabilities are not service-connected due to his own willful misconduct in operating a motorcycle under the influence of alcohol, resulting in an accident and injuries sustained in August 2007.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's traumatic brain injury is service-connected, and he is entitled to compensation for this condition. The claims for hypertension and rheumatoid arthritis are pending.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claimed residuals of traumatic brain injury and right knee disorder were not incurred in or aggravated by service, nor are they proximately caused or aggravated by his service-connected disabilities. The claim for service connection is therefore denied.

The Board found that the Veteran does not have a current TBI as a result of his military service and denied his claim for service connection.

The Veteran's sleep apnea was incurred in service. The rating for PTSD with depressive disorder prior to April 2, 2014 is granted at 30 percent. The rating for TBI with central vertigo prior to April 2, 2014 is also granted at 30 percent.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of a traumatic brain injury has been reopened, but the Board is unable to determine if his current symptoms are related to his in-service TBI due to insufficient medical evidence. The case is being remanded for further development and an examination.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for residuals of fractured orbit, diplopia, headaches, residuals of TBI with concussion, and left knee disability as there is no evidence showing these conditions were incurred or aggravated during active duty.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have residuals of frostbite to the feet, and therefore denied his claim for service connection.

The Veteran is seeking service connection for a traumatic brain injury (TBI). The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient evidence addressing his claims, particularly regarding whether his TBI began during service or was related to active duty service.

The Veteran's residuals of traumatic brain injury are found to be service-connected, including significant problems remembering visual images in short term memory. Service connection is also granted for bilateral flat feet and a left knee disorder.

The Veteran's appeals for service connection for traumatic brain injury and bilateral eye irritation and blurred vision have been withdrawn. The appeal for an initial rating in excess of 20 percent for low back strain status post hemilaminectomy, the appeal for an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for degenerative joint disease, cervical spine (cervical spine disability), and the appeal for an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for right knee osteoarthropathy have been dismissed.