Traumatic brain injury (TBI) Board decisions

The veteran has withdrawn the appeal, and there are no remaining allegations of errors for appellate consideration.

The Board remands all service connection claims for further development, including making efforts to obtain VA treatment records from the Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center in Houston, Texas.

The Board remands the claims for a disability rating higher than 70 percent for depressive disorder and insomnia with traumatic brain injury, as well as entitlement to TDIU, due to an inadequate VA examination.

The appeal for eligibility for benefits under the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA's) Program of Comprehensive Assistance for Family Caregivers is remanded due to an AOJ error in satisfying a regulatory and statutory duty.

The Board restored the 100% disability rating for tonic clonic seizures and SMC based on housebound status, granted an increased rating of 100% from May 20, 2023, for TBI, and remanded the issue of entitlement to SMC based on aid and attendance.

The Board denied service connection for PTSD, left knee condition, right knee condition, and TBI. The claims for a low back condition, right shoulder condition, and tendonitis were remanded.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and a compensable rating for his knee disabilities, TBI, and posttraumatic headaches.

The Veteran's surviving spouse was granted special monthly compensation based on the need of regular aid and attendance for residuals of a traumatic brain injury (TBI).

The Board denied service connection for residuals of a TBI, a right ankle condition, and a back condition due to the lack of evidence supporting current disabilities or in-service incurrences.

The Board denied a compensable rating for the service-connected traumatic brain injury (TBI) as there was no evidence of cognitive, emotional/behavioral, or physical dysfunction resulting from the TBI.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an earlier effective date and a higher disability rating for his service-connected traumatic brain injury (TBI), finding that the evidence did not support these requests.

The Veteran is granted a 100 percent rating for adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood, panic disorder, and TBI from August 10, 2018 to June 25, 2021, and special monthly compensation (SMC) at the housebound rate from August 10, 2018.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an initial compensable rating for traumatic brain injury (TBI) as there was no evidence of cognitive impairment equating to higher than a level '0' in any of the facets under the evaluation table.

The Board denied service connection for various disabilities and denied an initial rating in excess of 30 percent for PTSD with alcohol use disorder.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for a compensable rating for migraine and tension headaches, a rating greater than 50 percent for residuals of traumatic brain injury with MDD, adjustment disorder with anxiety, and PTSD, and a compensable rating for allergic rhinitis.

The Board is remanding the claim for a higher rating for PTSD with insomnia disorder and TBI to correct a pre-decisional duty to assist error regarding VA medical records from the Kansas City VA Medical Center.

The Board remands the issue of entitlement to service connection for residuals of traumatic brain injury (TBI) for an adequate VA medical opinion.

The Board granted service connection for a traumatic brain injury and denied an earlier effective date for the award of a total disability rating based on individual unemployability.

The Board granted service connection for PTSD with major depressive disorder, anxious distress, and traumatic brain injury and posttraumatic migraine type headaches but denied service connection for obstructive sleep apnea.

The Board remands the claims for an earlier effective date for a 100 percent rating and SMC based on housebound status due to insufficient evidence regarding the severity of the Veteran's condition during the relevant period.