The Veteran's TBI causing major neurocognitive disorder, behavioral disturbances including obsessive compulsive disorder with depressive and anxiety features and ventricular to parietal shunt is rated at 70 percent. The Board denied a rating in excess of 70 percent for the service-connected condition. The claim for entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) was also denied.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's TBI-related conditions did not meet the criteria for a higher rating, and his employment status did not warrant a TDIU rating.
- Claimed conditions
- Major neurocognitive disorder, Behavioral disturbances including obsessive compulsive disorder with depressive and anxiety features, Ventricular to parietal shunt
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- January 26, 2022
- Citation
- 22003947
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What this means for you
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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: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for service connection for major neurocognitive disorder is being remanded due to a duty to assist error. The Board will obtain an addendum opinion regarding whether the condition is aggravated by his service-connected disabilities, including bilateral hearing loss.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran is granted special monthly compensation (SMC) at the housebound rate due to having a single disability rated as 100% and additional disabilities independently rated at 60% or more, effective February 16, 2024.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board granted special monthly compensation based on the need for regular aid and attendance of another individual due to the Veteran's service-connected disabilities.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's TBI residuals are rated at 100 percent effective October 28, 2016. The effective date for the assignment of a 100 percent evaluation for major neurocognitive disorder, somatic symptom disorder, generalized anxiety disorder and obsessive compulsive disorder with residuals of traumatic brain injury is denied.
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