Traumatic brain injury (TBI) Board decisions

The Board remands the claims for service connection for various disabilities, including psychiatric conditions, respiratory issues, diabetes mellitus, and a traumatic head injury, due to incomplete records and inadequate medical examinations.

The Board remands the claim for an addendum opinion to determine the approximate total area of head, face and neck with hypo- or hyperpigmented areas of the Veteran's facial scars due to pseudofolliculitis barbae and traumatic brain injury.

The Board granted an initial rating of 50 percent for tension headaches and remanded the claim for service connection for residuals of a TBI.

The Board granted restoration of the previous 70 percent rating for PTSD with TBI effective May 1, 2021, as there was no sustained improvement in the Veteran's condition under ordinary conditions of life and work.

The Board granted an initial 10 percent rating for hypertension but denied a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss and remanded the claim for an initial compensable rating for acute mild traumatic brain injury.

The Board granted a 70 percent disability rating for PTSD, but not higher. The claims for service connection for OSA and greater than 30 percent rating for post-concussive headaches were remanded.

The Board granted an earlier effective date of August 12, 2021, for the grant of service connection for a TBI with migraine headaches.

The veteran withdrew his appeals for all issues, including PTSD with alcohol use disorder, allergic rhinitis, and TBI.

The appeal was partially denied and partially remanded, with some claims granted and others denied.

The Board denied service connection for dizziness, vision loss, memory loss, residuals of a traumatic brain injury (TBI), and psychiatric disorders as they were not found to be related to the Veteran's military service.

The Board granted service connection for diabetes mellitus, right knee disability, right ankle disability, and headaches, but denied service connection for a traumatic brain injury and schizophrenia.

The Board denied an increased rating for left lower extremity radiculopathy and denied service connection for traumatic brain injury, chronic headaches, and did not grant service connection for left upper and right upper extremity radiculopathy as secondary to a cervical disability.

The Board granted service connection for traumatic brain injury and right lower extremity sciatica, dismissed the appeal as moot. The claims for a rating in excess of 10 percent for tinnitus and ratings in excess of 20 percent for lumbosacral strain with degenerative disc disease and left lower extremity sciatica were denied.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for chronic headaches, chronic sinusitis, left shoulder condition, right shoulder condition, cervical condition, and TBI, to include any residuals thereof, as additional medical evidence is needed.

The Board denied service connection for multiple conditions, including left and right ankle disabilities, an acquired psychiatric disability, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, a traumatic brain injury, and various other disabilities.

The Board granted service connection for cervical spine and right shoulder conditions, denied service connection for traumatic brain injury (TBI) and aortoiliac occlusive disease, and restored the 10 percent disability rating for right hip arthritis with limitation of flexion and adduction.

The Board denied increased ratings for left ear hearing loss, left knee ACL tear instability, left knee limitation of extension, and left knee painful flexion. The claims for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, right knee pain, right shoulder pain, and traumatic brain injury were remanded.

The Board granted service connection for residuals of a TBI, temporomandibular joint dysfunction (TMD), and residuals of a broken nose. The Veteran was also granted an earlier effective date for left lower extremity radiculopathy and an initial disability rating of 40 percent for the same condition.

The Board granted a 100 percent disability rating for PTSD from August 22, 2010, due to total social and occupational impairment.

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for an earlier effective date than December 2, 2019, for service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder with residuals of traumatic brain injury.