Traumatic brain injury (TBI) Board decisions

The appeal for an effective date prior to October 23, 2017, for the award of service connection for PTSD with major depressive disorder, alcohol use disorder, and TBI residuals; tinnitus, and a rating in excess of 10 percent for tinnitus was dismissed. The appeal for service connection for bilateral hearing loss was denied.

The Board denied service connection for back, right knee, right leg, right shoulder, and TBI disabilities as the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were incurred in or caused by the Veteran's active military service.

The Board granted service connection for a traumatic brain injury based on the evidence showing that the Veteran's current disability began during active service.

The Veteran is granted special monthly compensation based on aid and attendance due to residuals of traumatic brain injury.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for earlier effective dates for service connection for various conditions, finding that no evidence supported an earlier date of claim or entitlement.

The Veteran withdrew the appeal for service connection for ulnar neuropathy and polyneuropathy, right upper extremity (claimed as right arm and shoulder secondary to TBI).

The Board granted service connection for trochanteric pain syndrome of bilateral hips, bilateral ankle sprain, and patellofemoral pain syndrome of bilateral knees. The remaining claims were denied.

The Board granted service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and denied service connection for a traumatic brain injury (TBI).

The Board denied service connection for left knee, left ankle/foot, and TBI disabilities due to a lack of evidence supporting the existence of current disabilities. The claims for left hip, right hip, and right knee disabilities were remanded for further examination.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD with TBI and depression is granted a 100 percent rating due to total occupational and social impairment.

The appeal for an earlier effective date for the award of service connection for a psychiatric disability is remanded for the issuance of a Statement of the Case.

The Board denied an initial rating in excess of 30 percent for posttraumatic headaches and an initial rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD with TBI, as the evidence did not support a finding that the Veteran's conditions warranted higher ratings.

The Board denied service connection for obesity, a left shoulder disability, hypertension, lung scarring, a right-hand disability, and a left foot disability as the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were related to the Veteran's active military service.

The appeal of the January 2024 proposal to reduce the disability rating from 30 percent disabling to 10 percent for coronary artery disease is dismissed. The Board also denied service connection for various conditions, including chronic fatigue syndrome and posttraumatic stress disorder with traumatic brain injury residuals.

The appeal for an increased initial rating for residuals of traumatic brain injury and migraine headaches was withdrawn by the Veteran before a decision was made.

The appeal concerning service connection for traumatic brain injury was dismissed due to the untimely filing of a VA Form 10182.

The Board denied service connection for sleep apnea and a compensable evaluation for tinea pedis. The claims for service connection for a bilateral ear disability, right ankle disability, and right tibia/fibula disability were remanded.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for joint pains, residuals of traumatic brain injury (TBI), a sleep disorder, and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) due to missing VA examinations and unclear notification.

The appeal for an earlier effective date for the award of service connection for a psychiatric disability, specifically posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) with traumatic brain injury (TBI), was dismissed.

The appeal for the evaluation of PTSD and TBI was properly addressed in a September 2024 Board decision under the Legacy review system, and the current appeal for this same matter under the AMA review system is dismissed.