Traumatic brain injury (TBI) Board decisions

The Board granted service connection for the Veteran's sleep apnea but denied it for traumatic brain injury (TBI).

The appeal for an increased disability rating of the right knee and claims for service connection for a traumatic brain injury, neck disability, and right wrist disability were dismissed due to prohibited concurrent elections under the modernized review system.

The Board granted an effective date of March 28, 2019, for service connection for a neurocognitive disorder, generalized seizure disorder, and tinnitus, all associated with TBI.

The Board denied service connection for traumatic brain injury and a compensable disability rating for bilateral hearing loss, and remanded the claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder.

The veteran withdrew the appeal for all service connection claims, and the Board has no jurisdiction to review these issues.

The Board denied service connection for a gastrointestinal disability, denied an increased rating for PTSD with other specified depressive disorder and generalized anxiety disorder, and remanded claims for a rating in excess of 50 percent for migraine headaches and service connection for traumatic brain injury.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and left ankle pain, and remanded the claims for increased ratings in excess of 30 percent for chronic headaches, 20 percent for a back disability, 10 percent for a neck disability, 20 percent for radiculopathy of the left upper extremity, and 10 percent for right foot plantar fasciitis, as well as service connection for a traumatic brain injury.

The Board vacated its April 2025 decision regarding the Veteran's motions for revision or reversal of portions of a September 2013 and July 2023 rating decisions based on CUE due to procedural errors.

The veteran has withdrawn the appeal for service connection and increased rating claims.

The veteran withdrew all appeals at the Board, and the appeal is dismissed.

The Veteran is granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to the combined effects of his service-connected disabilities.

The Board remands the Veteran's claim for a special monthly compensation (SMC) under 38 U.S.C. §1114(t) for the residuals of traumatic brain injury (TBI) to correct pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The Board denied service connection for residuals of a head injury (claimed as TBI) and remanded the issue of service connection for a cervical spine condition.

The Board remands the claims for increased ratings of service-connected conditions to the RO for issuance of a Statement of the Case.

The appeal for a higher rating for PTSD was denied, while an earlier effective date of special monthly compensation (SMC) from September 25, 2020, was granted.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for Dependency and Indemnity Compensation (DIC) under 38 USC 1318 as the criteria were not met, and remanded the service connection for cause of death due to inadequate medical evidence.

The Board granted service connection for left upper extremity radiculopathy as secondary to cervical strain, denied service connection for alcohol use disorder, and remanded the claim for service connection for traumatic brain injury.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and special monthly compensation, as well as remanded a claim related to his spine disorder.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric condition and remanded the claims for sleep apnea and residuals from a traumatic brain injury (TBI) due to insufficient evidence.

The Board denied a rating in excess of 100 percent for major depressive disorder, granted a 10 percent rating but no higher for TBI from May 23, 2016, and granted a 40 percent rating for the right shoulder disability.