Traumatic brain injury (TBI) Board decisions

The Board denied service connection for TBI, RLE radicular pain, sinusitis, and an increased rating for PTSD. The claims for service connection for DM II, ED, headaches, left thumb disability and scar, right thumb, increased ratings for rhinitis, IBS with GERD, and OSA with bronchitis were remanded.

The Veteran withdrew the appeals for higher ratings and service connection, resulting in their dismissal.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, while remanding the claims for post concussive headaches and traumatic brain injury.

The Board denied an earlier effective date for the 100 percent disability rating for PTSD with TBI, granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) effective December 3, 2020, and granted an effective date of December 3, 2020, for DEA benefits.

The Board denied increased ratings for PTSD with TBI, a separate rating for TBI, and an increased rating for right foot strain and right knee tendinitis. However, the Veteran was granted a separate disability rating for headaches as a residual of TBI.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals remands the claims for service connection for various disabilities, including TBI residuals, seizures, psychiatric conditions, vertigo, sleep disorders, and neurological issues in the upper and lower extremities.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for cervicothoracic pain, hypoesthesia and paresthesia of both upper extremities, lumbar spine disability, PTSD with persistent depressive disorder and generalized anxiety disorder, and traumatic brain injury due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for a brain trauma injury, claimed as TBI, due to an error in the August 2019 rating decision and notice letter.

The Board denied service connection for hypertension and granted an effective date of December 22, 2016, but no earlier, for the grant of service connection for traumatic brain injury (TBI) and left eyebrow scar as secondary to TBI.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for peripheral vestibular disorder, headaches, and PTSD with major depression and residuals from a TBI.

The Board denied a disability rating in excess of 70 percent for TBI with vertigo and PTSD, depressive disorder mild neurocognitive impairment, and alcohol use disorder moderate.

The Veteran's service-connected migraine headaches have prevented her from being able to secure and follow substantially gainful occupation, and she is granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) and special monthly compensation (SMC) at the statutory housebound rate.

The Board granted service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and denied an earlier effective date for traumatic brain injury, dismissed claims for other specified feeding or eating disorder and major depressive disorder, and remanded the issue of a higher rating for generalized anxiety disorder and TBI.

The veteran withdrew his appeals for service connection for a traumatic brain injury and entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability.

The Board granted special monthly compensation (SMC) based on the need for aid and attendance due to service-connected residuals of a traumatic brain injury.

The appeal was partially denied, with a separate noncompensable rating granted for headaches prior to March 21, 2023, and increased ratings denied for TBI with PTSD, dizziness, and mixed type headaches.

The Board denied service connection for residuals of TBI, NPH, right hand numbness, and right foot numbness as the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were incurred in or caused by active service.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for various conditions due to an error by the AOJ in satisfying a regulatory duty.

The Board remands the veteran's claims for further development, including obtaining additional evidence and providing an examination.

The Board granted service connection for headaches, left hip condition, right hip condition, lower back condition, right shoulder condition, and bilateral shin splints. The TBI claim was denied.