Traumatic brain injury (TBI) Board decisions

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for a disability rating greater than 70 percent for PTSD associated with TBI.

The Board remands the issues of entitlement to a higher rating for TBI and conversion disorder, as well as entitlement to TDIU, due to an unclear picture of the Veteran's symptoms from his service-connected disability.

The Board granted service connection for residuals of a traumatic brain injury, finding that the evidence was at least in equipoise as to whether the Veteran suffered a TBI during active-duty service.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a left hand frostbite injury, right hand frostbite injury, and bilateral plantar fasciitis to schedule VA examinations.

The Veteran was granted a 50 percent rating for post traumatic headaches, and a TDIU was also granted.

The Board granted service connection for traumatic brain injury (TBI), migraines, right foot disability, lumbosacral strain, and radiculopathy of the right lower extremity. The claim for an increased rating for bilateral hearing loss was denied.

The Board granted service connection for an unspecified trauma and stressor related disorder and a traumatic brain injury (TBI) based on the Veteran's in-service experiences.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a traumatic brain injury (TBI) due to insufficient evidence of a current disability.

The Board granted the restoration of a 70 percent rating for residuals of traumatic brain injury (TBI) and a 30 percent rating for tension headaches associated with TBI, while denying an increased rating beyond 30 percent.

The Board granted the application to readjudicate the claim for service connection for a neck condition and denied the claim for entitlement to service connection for residuals of a traumatic brain injury (TBI) (claimed as concussion/TBI).

The veteran withdrew all pending appeals, including those for increased ratings and service connection.

The Board granted a disability rating of 50 percent for generalized anxiety disorder and TBI, stemming from the appeals of the November 2022 and February 2023 Rating Decisions.

The Board denied a disability rating in excess of 10 percent for TBI for the period from October 23, 2008, to May 3, 2010.

The Board granted the restoration of a 100 percent rating for PTSD with bipolar II disorder and cognitive impairment due to traumatic brain injury beginning on June 29, 2019.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, specifically major depressive disorder, and denied the claims for a neck condition, traumatic brain injury, bilateral hearing loss, obstructive sleep apnea, lumbar spine disorder, hypertension, and left lower extremity radiculopathy.

The Board denied service connection for several conditions, granted an initial rating of 10 percent for chronic constipation, and granted higher ratings of 30 percent for bilateral peripheral vestibular disorder and 20 percent for bilateral dry eye.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for earlier effective dates for service connection and related benefits, as no clear and unmistakable error was found in the prior rating decisions and the evidence did not support an earlier effective date.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for earlier effective dates, higher ratings, and service connection for various conditions, except for migraine including migraine variants and bilateral pterygium with significant dry eye keratopathy and early senile cataracts which were granted with specific effective dates.

The Board determined that new and relevant evidence had not been submitted to warrant readjudication of the claims for compensation pursuant to 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for a cervical spine disability and residuals of a traumatic brain injury.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for special monthly compensation (SMC)(t) based on traumatic brain injury (TBI), as he did not require a higher level of aid and attendance.