Traumatic brain injury (TBI) Board decisions

The Board remands the claims for service connection for various conditions and a higher rating for coronary artery disease (CAD) due to inadequate medical opinions.

The Board denied an earlier effective date for the award of service connection for TBI, finding no reasonably raised claims prior to July 15, 2010.

The Board denied a disability rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD with TBI and a separate rating for residuals of a TBI, finding that the Veteran's symptoms more closely approximated the criteria for a 70 percent rating.

The Board denied service connection for traumatic brain injury and a pulmonary condition, granted an initial 10 percent disability rating for dry eye syndrome, right eye, but did not grant a total disability rating based on individual unemployability.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for special monthly compensation (SMC) based on aid and attendance due to a lack of evidence showing that his service-connected disabilities required regular aid and attendance from another person.

The Board dismissed the Veteran's claims for revision or reversal of rating decisions based on clear and unmistakable error (CUE) without prejudice.

The Veteran was granted a 70 percent evaluation for TBI with BPPV and memory loss effective from April 9, 2021, to June 22, 2021, and Chapter 35 DEA benefits for the same period. The grant of service connection for obstructive sleep apnea was denied an earlier effective date.

The Board remands the claim for a TBI to schedule an appropriate VA examination due to an inadequate medical opinion provided in May 2024.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for increased ratings for Meniere's disease and TBI, as the evidence did not support a higher rating.

The Board granted an earlier effective date of July 12, 2017, for a separate rating of TBI.

The Board denied service connection for PTSD, traumatic brain injury, and memory loss as the Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of these conditions. The claims for back injury, left knee strain, right hip strain, and right wrist strain were remanded.

The Board remands the issues of entitlement to increased ratings for a right shoulder disability, TBI, and skull fracture for further development.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and bilateral hearing loss, but denied service connection for traumatic brain injury (TBI), diabetes mellitus type II, lumbar condition, peripheral neuropathy of the right and left lower extremities.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and denied an initial compensable rating for tension headaches. Several claims were remanded for further development.

The Board denied increased ratings for PTSD, TBI, migraine headaches, asthma, lumbosacral strain, right leg stress fracture of tibia with shin splints and LCL sprain, and dyshidrotic eczema. However, it granted a 50 percent rating for migraines since April 13, 2021, an earlier effective date of May 6, 2020, but no earlier, for the 70 percent rating of PTSD; an earlier effective date of April 13, 2021, but no earlier, for the grant of service connection for TBI and the 50 percent rating of migraine headaches; and an earlier effective date of May 20, 2022, but no earlier, for the 30 percent rating of asthma.

The Board remands the claim for a traumatic brain injury to ensure that due process is followed and that there is a complete record upon which to decide the Veteran's claims.

The Board denied service connection for a traumatic brain injury (TBI) and remanded the issue of entitlement to service connection for tinnitus.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for cervical strain, an acquired psychiatric disorder, TBI, and a compensable disability rating for allergic rhinitis due to insufficient evidence.

The Board denied a rating higher than 40 percent for the Veteran's traumatic brain injury (TBI) based on the severity of her symptoms.

The Board granted service connection for residuals of a traumatic brain injury (TBI) and migraines, secondary to the TBI.