The Veteran's TBI with vertigo is rated at 70 percent, effective February 6, 2016. A separate rating of 30 percent for vertigo from February 11, 2016 was granted. The Veteran's posttraumatic headaches mixed with migraines are rated at 50 percent.
The deciding factor: The Veteran’s TBI did not manifest symptoms that approximated a level of total impairment in any facet prior to February 6, 2016; and from February 6, 2016, the TBI manifested with no more than subjective symptoms of headaches, dizziness, and visual problems which overlap with symptoms separately evaluated under DC 8100.
- Claimed conditions
- Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), Peripheral Vestibular Disorder, Posttraumatic Headaches Mixed with Migraines
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- September 5, 2018
- Citation
- 18131788
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Veteran's initial rating for peripheral vestibular disorder remains at 30 percent, as the condition has already been rated to its maximum under VA regulations.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for a traumatic brain injury (TBI) and its residuals, including unsteady gait, somnolence, and cognitive dysfunction. The decision is based on the Veteran's credible lay statements about in-service head injuries and subsequent seizures.
- Denied
The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) and therefore, service connection for TBI is denied.
- Granted
The Veteran's claim for special monthly compensation based on aid and attendance due to service-connected TBI with PTSD is granted, effective September 6, 2018.
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