Traumatic brain injury (TBI) Board decisions

The Board dismissed the claims for service connection and higher ratings due to untimely notices of disagreement and failure to report for VA examinations without good cause.

The Board granted service connection for head scars and denied increased ratings for left knee osteoarthritis, right ankle disability, and PTSD with TBI and vertigo.

The Board denied service connection for a bilateral frostbite disability and a low back disability, finding no evidence of current diagnosed conditions related to the Veteran's active duty.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, but remanded the claims for an initial compensable rating for migraines and service connection for traumatic brain injury (TBI) with concussion.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for cause of death to obtain additional medical opinions regarding an acquired psychiatric disorder and TBI residuals.

The Board granted service connection for radiculopathy of the right and left lower extremities as secondary to a service-connected low back condition, but remanded other issues including knee disability ratings and frostbite claims.

The Board denied increased ratings for the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, headaches, and TBI residuals, but remanded service connection for a balance disorder.

The Board granted an effective date of April 17, 1968 for the establishment of service connection for TBI and headaches, and granted service connection for cause of death.

The Board remands the claims for readjudication with the appropriate laws and regulations regarding fraud under 38 C.F.R. § 3.1(aa)(2).

The appeal for service connection for an eye disorder and a traumatic brain injury (TBI) was dismissed due to the Veteran's death during the pendency of the appeal.

The Board granted an effective date of October 13, 2022, for a 100 percent disability rating for residuals of TBI and special monthly compensation (SMC) based on aid and attendance at level (t) due to residuals of the Veteran's traumatic brain injury.

The Veteran's single service-connected disability, traumatic brain injury with depressive disorder with anxious distress, prevented him from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation as of September 14, 2021.

The appeal regarding increased ratings for temporomandibular joint disease (TMJ) and residuals of traumatic brain injury (TBI) was dismissed, as the veteran elected a Direct Review docket after a higher-level review request. Service connection for avitaminosis was denied.

The Board granted an initial rating of 50 percent for headaches and denied a separate initial rating for traumatic brain injury.

The Board granted service connection for a headache disability and denied an initial compensable rating for traumatic brain injury (TBI), while remanding the claim for service connection for a psychiatric disability.

The Veteran's service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder was granted, while the claims for TBI, bilateral hearing loss, and other spine and extremity disabilities were denied or remanded.

The Board remands the appeal for further development, including obtaining relevant private treatment records and scheduling a VA examination to reassess the severity of the service-connected residuals of traumatic brain injury.

The appeal seeking service connection for PTSD, TBI, and facial scarring was dismissed due to the Veteran's failure to file a timely notice of disagreement within one year of the December 2013 rating decision.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, GERD, IBS, a low back disability, left and right hand disabilities, a deviated septum, TBI, and headache condition due to the lack of evidence showing current diagnoses or a link to in-service events.

The appeal regarding the rating reduction for migraines and entitlement to service connection for TBI was dismissed due to an improper concurrent election under the Appeals Modernization Act.