Traumatic brain injury (TBI) Board decisions

The veteran withdrew the appeal for an evaluation more than 10 percent for TBI residuals.

The Board remands the claim for separate and increased evaluations in excess of 70 percent for PTSD with generalized anxiety disorder and TBI to obtain an addendum opinion that differentiates the symptoms of these conditions.

The appeal for service connection for traumatic brain injury (TBI) was granted, while the appeals for radicular pain and paresthesia of both lower extremities were dismissed as moot.

The Board granted service connection for frostbite, finding it to be causally related to the Veteran's military service.

The Board granted an initial disability rating of 70 percent for posttraumatic stress disorder with traumatic brain injury, but denied a higher rating. The effective date for the increased rating is September 9, 2020.

The Board denied earlier effective dates for the grants of service connection and denied service connection, compensable ratings, and higher ratings for various conditions.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for traumatic brain injury, an initial rating greater than 30 percent for right foot pes planus, and a higher rating for hypertension.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an initial compensable rating for TBI and service connection for right shoulder, left shoulder, and left eye conditions. The claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder was remanded.

The Board granted an initial 30 percent rating for headaches but denied a higher initial rating than 70 percent for PTSD.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for sleep apnea, a heart disorder, and traumatic brain injury (TBI), as well as an increased rating for adjustment disorder with anxious mood due to insufficient evidence of current disabilities.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for residuals of a traumatic brain injury and a psychiatric disability, to include posttraumatic stress disorder and major depressive disorder, as new VA examinations are necessary.

The Board granted service connection for a chronic cervical spine disability but denied service connection for a chronic left knee disability and residuals from a traumatic brain injury (TBI).

The Board denied service connection for a dental disability, claimed as loss of teeth, and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), and remanded the issues of service connection for a right knee disability and residuals of frostbite.

The Board denied service connection for allergic rhinitis and cardiac arrhythmia, granted a 30 percent rating for post-concussive headaches from January 24, 2022, and denied increased ratings for other conditions.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, residuals of a traumatic brain injury, allergies, sinusitis, an eye disability, and a right knee joint disability to correct duty to assist errors.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for traumatic brain injury (TBI) to ensure a new VA examination is conducted, addressing any alternative theories of entitlement.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for various service-connected conditions, including migraine headaches, PTSD with TBI, chronic lumbar sprain, bilateral plantar fasciitis, and scars.

The Board denied service connection for a left ankle disability and remanded claims for increased ratings for TBI, OSA, and arthralgia of the right ankle.

The Board denied service connection for right and left shin splints, denied a rating in excess of 10 percent for chronic rhinitis, granted entitlement to a TDIU prior to July 6, 2018, and remanded several issues including service connection for left upper extremity radiculopathy, increased ratings for PTSD with TBI, back disability, neck disability, right knee disability, and left knee disability.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for entitlement to a rating in excess of 40 percent for TBI and entitlement to TDIU based solely on service-connected PTSD.