Traumatic brain injury (TBI) Board decisions

The appeal of entitlement to separate disability evaluations for the residuals of traumatic brain injury (TBI) and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is dismissed as the benefit sought on appeal has been granted.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for residuals of a traumatic brain injury, AVM, eustachian tube dysfunction, thoracolumbar spine disability, and respiratory condition due to a duty to assist error.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for bilateral frostbite of the feet was withdrawn and therefore dismissed.

The Board remands the issue of entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) for referral to the Director, Compensation Service, due to past history of more severe and frequent seizures that could impact employment.

The Board denied service connection for multiple conditions, including TBI, psychiatric disabilities, cervical and lumbar spine issues, knee strains, shoulder and wrist conditions, and a ventral hernia. The Veteran's claims were not supported by evidence of in-service incurrence or aggravation and the current presence of related disabilities.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for traumatic brain injury (TBI) to schedule a VA examination to determine its etiology.

The Board granted an earlier effective date for COPD, SMC at the statutory housebound rate, and DEA benefits. The claims for a higher rating for major depressive disorder, separate TBI rating, and earlier TDIU were remanded.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a traumatic brain injury and protein C blood disorder (Factor V Leiden) for further development.

The Board remands the matter of entitlement to service connection for frostbite of the hands and feet for issuance of a Statement of the Case.

The Board granted a separate 30 percent rating for tension headaches prior to December 3, 2020, but denied a separate compensable disability rating for TBI.

The appeal for an earlier effective date and a higher rating was dismissed due to the lack of a valid appeal within the required timeframe.

The Board denied service connection for hearing loss, right ear; an initial rating in excess of a noncompensable rating for hearing loss, left ear; and service connection for pain and dysfunction of the right knee, right sciatic radicular pain and parasthesia of the right leg, left sciatic radicular pain and parasthesia of the left leg. The claims were remanded for further development.

The Board granted service connection for traumatic brain injury (TBI) based on evidence showing the Veteran incurred a TBI during active military service and continues to experience residuals from it.

The Board denied an evaluation in excess of 70 percent for PTSD and remanded several other claims, including service connection for various disorders.

The Board remands the claims for increased ratings and a TDIU due to service-connected disabilities for further development, including obtaining contemporaneous VA examinations.

The Board granted readjudication of the claims for service connection for TBI, headaches, cervical spine disorder, right and left upper extremity radiculopathy, myofasciitis, and right and left shin splints based on new and relevant evidence.

The Board granted service connection for periodic leg movements, obstructive airway defect, left hip disorder, right hip disorder, right shoulder disorder, cervical spine disorder, traumatic brain injury (TBI), and cephalalgia (migraines) based on presumptive or direct service connection. The claims for chronic fatigue syndrome, sleep apnea, allergic rhinitis, irritable bowel syndrome, right wrist ganglion cyst, unspecified trauma and stressor related disorder with depressive disorder, and right knee patellofemoral pain syndrome were denied.

The Board denied service connection for hypertension, residuals of a traumatic brain injury (TBI), and a rating in excess of 10 percent for type II diabetes mellitus, as well as a rating in excess of 70 percent for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and a compensable rating for a neck scar.

The Board remands the issue of entitlement to service connection for residuals of a traumatic brain injury (TBI), also claimed as brain disease due to trauma, to ensure compliance with prior Court and Board directives.

The Board granted service connection for tension headaches as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected PTSD and major depressive disorder, and for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). The claims for bilateral plantar fasciitis, left hip condition, neck condition, and TBI were remanded for further development.