The Veteran's TBI-related disabilities, including seizures and mental health issues, are rated at separate levels. The rating for Traumatic Brain Injury is denied as the symptoms do not meet criteria for a higher rating. A separate 10 percent rating is granted for seizures associated with TBI, and a 50 percent rating is granted for mental health disability associated with TBI.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not show sufficient impairment to warrant a higher than 70 percent rating for the combined disabilities of Traumatic Brain Injury, seizures, and mental health issues.
- Claimed conditions
- Traumatic Brain Injury, Seizures associated with TBI, Mental health disability associated with TBI
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- November 19, 2021
- Citation
- 21069842
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- Denied
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