Traumatic brain injury (TBI) Board decisions

The Board remands the claims for further development, including obtaining additional evidence and examinations.

The Board denied entitlement to an effective date prior to March 31, 2020 for the grant of service connection for left lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, traumatic brain injury, thoracolumbar spine disability, and left hip disability.

The Board granted earlier effective dates for posttraumatic migraine headaches and irritable bowel syndrome with gastroesophageal reflux disease, but denied an earlier effective date for erectile dysfunction. The Board also granted a 20 percent disability rating for right lower extremity radiculopathy.

The Board remands the Veteran's claims for service connection for a lower back disability and cognitive impairment, to include TBI, due to insufficient evidence.

The appeal for a higher rating for the service-connected low back disability was denied, while appeals for other conditions were dismissed.

The veteran withdrew all claims for service connection, and the appeal was dismissed.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral plantar fasciitis and denied increased ratings for various service-connected conditions, including residuals of fragment wounds left thigh and both buttocks with retained metallic fragments, right lower extremity scar, left lower extremity scars, painful fragment wound scars, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), ischemic heart disease, traumatic brain injury (TBI), and hypertension.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral plantar fasciitis and denied increased ratings for various service-connected conditions, including residuals of fragment wounds left thigh and both buttocks with retained metallic fragments, right lower extremity scar, left lower extremity scars, painful fragment wound scars, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), ischemic heart disease, traumatic brain injury (TBI), and hypertension.

The Board remands the issues of reduction in disability rating for PTSD with alcohol use disorder and TBI, and entitlement to special monthly compensation due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error.

The appeal for service connection for a left knee disability was dismissed due to untimeliness of the notice of disagreement. Other claims were remanded for further development.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability to include anxiety, depression, and PTSD, as well as a traumatic brain injury (TBI), due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error.

The Board denied a rating higher than 70 percent for PTSD and remanded issues related to TBI and cirrhosis of the liver with hepatitis C.

The Board denied an initial disability rating in excess of 30 percent for the service-connected migraines and granted an effective date of November 16, 2017, but no earlier, for the assignment of a 70 percent disability rating for the service-connected unspecified depressive disorder.

The Board granted special monthly compensation (SMC) based on the need for aid and attendance for a traumatic brain injury (TBI), effective March 20, 2025.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not meet the criteria for eligibility for financial assistance for specially adapted housing or special home adaptation.

The Board granted service connection for diverticulitis and denied service connection for residuals of a traumatic brain injury (TBI).

The Board denied service connection for a traumatic brain injury, denied earlier effective dates for the grant of service connection for erectile dysfunction and special monthly compensation based on loss of use of a creative organ, and denied an earlier effective date for the award of a 100 percent disability rating for prostate cancer.

The Veteran's posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and traumatic brain injury (TBI) with persistent depressive disorder and alcohol use disorder cause total occupational and social impairment, warranting a 100 percent rating.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for earlier effective dates and higher initial ratings, except for a granted increase to 50 percent for migraine.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for a higher disability rating for TBI with PTSD, service connection for tendonitis, and remanded the claim for a left hip disability as secondary to right ankle and right foot disabilities.