The Veteran's service connection claim for residuals of a TBI is granted. The Veteran's PTSD is currently rated at 50 percent, which reflects occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity.
The deciding factor: The VA examiners found no residual disability from the TBI but noted that the Veteran has symptoms consistent with PTSD, leading to a current rating of 50 percent for PTSD.
- Claimed conditions
- Residuals of a TBI, Other specified trauma and stressor-related disorder (previously rated PTSD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- May 3, 2018
- Citation
- 1827707
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board allowed the benefit or issue identified in this decision. Review the original order: other issues in the same appeal may have a different outcome, and this decision does not predict another claim.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Board denied the veteran's appeal for service connection for ischemic heart disease, residuals of a TBI, and residuals of a skull fracture due to the untimely filing of the appeal.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claim for special monthly compensation based on housebound status or the need for aid and attendance, to include consideration of 38 U.S.C. § 1114(t), for TBI.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded multiple issues for further development, including additional VA examinations and clarifying medical opinions. The Veteran's claims are related to his military service but the evidence is insufficient to establish a direct link between his conditions and service.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's cervical spine disorder is rated at 10 percent, but no more. The lumbar strain and bilateral knee disorders are each rated at 10 percent.,PTSD was granted a 70 percent rating prior to January 31, 2014, with the possibility of an increased rating from that date onwards.
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